Tag: Yasubey+Enomoto

Yasubey Enomoto Still Has Some Secrets

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, Sengoku, interview, JapanYasubey Enomoto promised some “ninja stuff” going into his bout with Kenta Takagi at Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 and he certainly delivered that.

In the second stanza of their Welterweight G…

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Yasubey Enomoto promised some “ninja stuff” going into his bout with Kenta Takagi at Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 and he certainly delivered that.

In the second stanza of their Welterweight GP match, Enomoto threw a left straight at the same precise moment that Takagi attempted to deliver a spinning backfist. Seeing an opportunity, Enomoto converted the strike into a bulldog choke to instantly end the trash-talking Takagi’s night.

“Of course, I’ve never practiced anything like that. I wanted to go for a rear-naked but when heard him making choking noises so I just went for the schoolyard choke. I wanted I knock him out. I don’t like when people say stuff like ‘I’m going to send him to hospital’ and this kind of thing. That is not sport. When I got the choke I was thinking, ‘Ah, should I let him go and try to knock him out?’ but I decided not to.”

With his impressive victory, Enomoto advances to the second round of the Welterweight GP where he will face Taisuke Okuno, who upset Nick Thompson with stunning KO.

Sengoku 14 Preview and Predictions

Filed under: Sengoku, JapanWhile we hear reports of financial troubles over in DREAM, Sengoku is moving forward as Director Taro Mukai predicted “slow and steady.”

Sengoku 14 will feature middleweight champion Jorge Santiago granting Kazuo Misaki a re…

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While we hear reports of financial troubles over in DREAM, Sengoku is moving forward as Director Taro Mukai predicted “slow and steady.”

Sengoku 14 will feature middleweight champion Jorge Santiago granting Kazuo Misaki a rematch in his second title defense, the welterweight and the Asian bantamweight tournaments, Hatsu Hioki returning to Sengoku after capturing Shooto gold and Akihiro Gono will debut at lightweight against a sumo’s friend.

After the break, predictions so good, lets just call them pre-fight results.

Final Two Quarterfinal Bouts Set for Sengoku Welterweight Grand Prix

Filed under: Sengoku, NewsThe opening round of Sengoku’s Welterweight Grand Prix will conclude at Sengoku 14 on Aug. 22 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

The promotion announced Thursday that Nick “The Goat” Thompson will face Taisuke Okuno, a…

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The opening round of Sengoku’s Welterweight Grand Prix will conclude at Sengoku 14 on Aug. 22 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

The promotion announced Thursday that Nick “The Goat” Thompson will face Taisuke Okuno, and Kenta Takagi will meet Yasubey Enomoto to determine the two remaining semifinalists. Already slotted are Keita Nakamura and Takuya Wada, who advanced with with wins over Omar de la Cruz and Jae Sun Lee, respectively, at Sengoku 13 last month.

The winner of the Grand Prix will be crowned the first-ever Sengoku welterweight champion.

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.