Author: Daniel Herbertson

Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki Booked for August 22nd SRC 14

Filed under: Sengoku, News, JapanSengoku Middleweight Champion Jorge Santiago is set to make his second title defense against the man he won the belt against, Kazuo Misaki, at SRC 14 on August 22nd.

Santiago and Misaki first met in January 2009 at the…

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Sengoku Middleweight Champion Jorge Santiago is set to make his second title defense against the man he won the belt against, Kazuo Misaki, at SRC 14 on August 22nd.

Santiago and Misaki first met in January 2009 at the finals of Sengoku’s middleweight tournament where Misaki was winning the fight going into the final round with his unorthodox counter striking. Santiago’s conditioning allowed him to take control in the final round however and secured a rear naked choke for the tournament victory.

Sengoku 13: Comments and Conclusions

Filed under: Sengoku, JapanSengoku Raiden Championship 13 is in the bag and although American audiences haven’t seen it yet, do we have a new No. 2 featherweight in the world?

It took Marlon Sandro 38 seconds to capture the Sengoku featherweight title…

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Sengoku Raiden Championship 13 is in the bag and although American audiences haven’t seen it yet, do we have a new No. 2 featherweight in the world?

It took Marlon Sandro 38 seconds to capture the Sengoku featherweight title, but where does he go from here? Masanori Kanehara seemed to do everything right for this fight, but he still lost his belt in brutal fashion. How does Kanehara recover from this?

Maximo Blanco, Yasubey Enomoto, Shigeki Osawa, Hiroshi Izumi and Doo Ho Choi all picked up wins, but what can we take away from those fights and what does the future hold for these young fighters?

After the break, I attempt to answer all the questions from Sengoku 13, analyze the winners and losers and see what comes next.

Sengoku 13 Results: Kanehara vs. Sandro, Kikuta vs. Enomoto, More

Filed under: Sengoku, Results, JapanTOKYO — MMAFighting.com has complete Sengoku 13 results for all the fights happening June 20 from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

In the main event, Masanori Kanehara defends his featherweight belt against M…

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TOKYO — MMAFighting.com has complete Sengoku 13 results for all the fights happening June 20 from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

In the main event, Masanori Kanehara defends his featherweight belt against Marlon Sandro. Also, Sengoku kicks off its Welterweight GP with K-Taro Nakamura vs. Omar de la Cruz and Takuya Wada vs. Jae Sun Lee.

Full Sengoku 13 results are below.

Katsuya Inoue Bests Katsuhiko Nagata at Cage Force

Filed under: Results, JapanOlympic Silver Medalist Katsuhiko Nagata has expressed a desire to return to the larger stages of MMA but it looks like his lack of tools and paper-thin skin may betray him.

In his unanimous decision loss to former two time …

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Olympic Silver Medalist Katsuhiko Nagata has expressed a desire to return to the larger stages of MMA but it looks like his lack of tools and paper-thin skin may betray him.

In his unanimous decision loss to former two time interim Welterweight King of Pancrase Katsuya Inoue at Cage Force 17 in Differ Ariake, he was again cut open and out struck after controlling but not winning the majority of the fight.

Full results and a breakdown of the fights below.

Yasuko Tamada Captures Flyweight Title, Rin Nakai moves to 7-0 at Valkyrie

Filed under: Results, JapanYasuko Tamada was only able to secure one win in her first seven appearances in the ring. Since then, the Megumi Fujii trained flyweight has picked up ten victories without suffering defeat and tonight picked up the Valkyrie …

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Yasuko Tamada was only able to secure one win in her first seven appearances in the ring. Since then, the Megumi Fujii trained flyweight has picked up ten victories without suffering defeat and tonight picked up the Valkyrie Flyweight Title with a win over Naoko Omuro at Valkyrie 6 in Differ Ariake in Tokyo.

Also one the card, Rin Nakai remained undefeated in seven outings and cemented her place among the top 135 pound women in the world with a solid decision win over 36 fight veteran Megumi Yabushita.

Full results and a breakdown of the fights below.

Masanori Kanehara: I Felt Fear… He Doesn’t Have Any Weaknesses

Filed under: Sengoku, interview, JapanIn his match with Marlon Sandro on June 20th at SRC 13 Masanori Kanehara will face the biggest test of his career. Sandro is a BJJ black belt. He has outrageous punching power. He only has one loss and it is highly…

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In his match with Marlon Sandro on June 20th at SRC 13 Masanori Kanehara will face the biggest test of his career. Sandro is a BJJ black belt. He has outrageous punching power. He only has one loss and it is highly controversial. To successfully defend his Featherweight Belt, Kanehara will need something special..

Kanehara talked to the press about seeking out the advice of pro-wrestling legend and inventor of Shooto Satoru Sayama, a camp with Greg Jackson in New Mexico and trying to imagine a seemingly impossible path to victory.