‘Soul of Fight’ Videos, Part 1: Okuno vs. Chonan, Maeda vs. Kanehara, Nakamura vs. Enomoto

(Taisuke Okuno vs. Ryo Chonan. Fight starts at the 1:30 mark. Props: DJSexStyle via MiddleEasy)
Some highlights from today’s stoppage-heavy Sengoku show. Above, Ryo Chonan gets put to bed in just 19 seconds. After the jump: The brief but ferocious slug…

(Taisuke Okuno vs. Ryo Chonan. Fight starts at the 1:30 mark. Props: DJSexStyle via MiddleEasy)

Some highlights from today’s stoppage-heavy Sengoku show. Above, Ryo Chonan gets put to bed in just 19 seconds. After the jump: The brief but ferocious slugfest between Yoshiro Maeda and Masanori Kanehara, which ended in an unfortunate early stoppage, and the welterweight GP final match between Keita Nakamura and Yasubey Enomoto.

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Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Quick Results

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Spoilers after the jump to protect your delicate feelings. Click through for full fight results and a rundown of some notable momen…

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Spoilers after the jump to protect your delicate feelings. Click through for full fight results and a rundown of some notable moments from today’s World Victory Road: Soul of Fight event at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. Videos to come.

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The Other Japanese New Year’s Show: Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Lineup and Rundown

(Marlon Sandro shows off a kick he’s been working on called the ‘Flying Photoshop Material.’ Props: Sherdog)
Tomorrow’s year-ending Sengoku event in Tokyo may be short on gross mismatches, public executions, gender/rule-bending stunt fights, …

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(Marlon Sandro shows off a kick he’s been working on called the ‘Flying Photoshop Material.’ Props: Sherdog)

Tomorrow’s year-ending Sengoku event in Tokyo may be short on gross mismatches, public executions, gender/rule-bending stunt fights, and Bob Sapp, but the card makes up for it in matches that are actually competitive and relevant. "Soul of Fight" will present a staggering 28 bouts of MMA and kickboxing; you can check out the full lineup at the end of this post. HDNet will be airing the bouts in a two-part series on January 14th and 21st, but we’ll try to post videos of the best fights as soon as we can. Here’s a few you might be seeing…  

Marlon Sandro vs. Hatsu Hioki (for Sengoku Featherweight Championship)
Soul of Fight’s main event is easily the most important featherweight bout possible outside of the WEC. Since debuting in Sengoku last March, reigning champion Marlon Sandro has become one of the most vicious knockout artists in all of MMA, dispatching his last three opponents in a combined fight time of 3:20. In his last fight, the Nova Uniao standout starched Masanori Kanehara in 38 seconds to win World Victory Road’s featherweight strap. Hioki, who is the reigning 143-pound champ of Shooto, might be the last elite-level challenge that Sandro will find in Japan, and brings an Aoki-esque grappling style that’s as creative as it is aggressive.

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Ryo Chonan to Face Okuno, Not Hornbuckle at Sengoku: Soul of Fight

Filed under: Sengoku, JapanRyo Chonan will now meet Taisuke Okuno instead of Dan Hornbuckle on Thursday’s Sengoku “Soul of Fight” card at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan

The promotion announced Monday Okuno as Hornbuckle’s replacement. According…

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Ryo Chonan will now meet Taisuke Okuno instead of Dan Hornbuckle on Thursday’s Sengoku “Soul of Fight” card at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan

The promotion announced Monday Okuno as Hornbuckle’s replacement. According to Chonan, Hornbuckle withdrew from the fight over the weekend due to the flu.

Chonan vs. Hornbuckle, Fujii vs. Fujino Complete Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’

Filed under: Sengoku, News, JapanSengoku Raiden Championship promoter World Victory Road added two final fights on Monday to its “Soul of Fight” end of year event, bringing the total to 28 fights.

UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan will look to back up…

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Sengoku Raiden Championship promoter World Victory Road added two final fights on Monday to its “Soul of Fight” end of year event, bringing the total to 28 fights.

UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan will look to back up a dominating victory over an outclassed Jun Hee Moon at Deep 50th Impact against Bellator welterweight tournament finalist Dan Hornbuckle. Megumi Fujii attempts to rebound from the first controversial loss of her 23 fight career when she takes on Emi Fujino, who recently snapped a four-fight losing streak with a 24-second submission win at Valkyrie 8.

The mammoth event, which will be held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, is planned to be a family friendly and festival-like atmosphere with fight fans free to come and go throughout the day. Selected bouts from the Dec. 30 event will air in North America on HDNet.