Sengoku IV Videos
LWGP Opening Round: Clay French vs. Satoru Kitaoka
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The rest of the evening's bouts are in the full entry.
Takanori Gomi vs. Seung Hwan Pang
Makoto Takimoto vs. Frank Trigg
LWGP Opening Round: Bojan Kosednar vs. Kazunori Yukota
Pavel Nastula vs. Yang Dong Yi
Peter Graham vs. Moise Rimbon
Valentjin Overeem vs. Kazuo Takahashi
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It’s too bad MMA is struggling in Japan right now, because between Sengoku and Dream, we’re seeing some fantastic MMA. Much better than a lot of the second tier MMA in North America.
Very Very True
Good point pud333 I hope so bad Dreams can hold on and start making a profit, I don’t understand why the fans in japan don’t care about Dreams like they did pride ????
I love japanese MMA...
Strength, size, endurance never seem to play a role in these fights. Skill is what these guys bring to the table and that is fun to watch as a MMA fan. However, I can’t help but think that these guys would get murdered in the UFC. They all look undersized for their divisions (I don’t think these guys cut much weight for the fight), the submission experts are good but the strikers seem lazy and bewildered. Maybe it’s because the UFC has already poached most of the top talent.
I was watching the Dream Lightweight tournament the other day and was impressed by how much Aoki reminded me of Royce Gracie. It just goes to show you how much things have progressed over the years. You need more than BJJ to be a competative fighter now a days.
I told you I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!
Gomi...
is weird. His boxing technique is pretty solid…he keeps his hands up and generally keeps his chin down. He doesn’t wing too many wide shots and expose himself. But he gets hit cleanly with right hands so often.
Makes for fun fights, I just don’t totally “get” it
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 24, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
He get’s hit with a right because his favorite move in that fight was the left jab. You’ll notice that he gets hit after he throws his jab, also his left is a little lazy. Clearly he is a much better technical fighter than his opponent and he was content to score leg kicks and grind his way to a lazy victory. The heavy exchanges were few, far between, and not real flattering for Gomi. IMO he didn’t show much in that fight, he certainly didn’t show why he’s #2 in the world.
I told you I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!
Even when...
he isn’t punching though he lets right hands split his defense and clip his chin. He does get lazy and seems to “expect” some fighters to not trouble him like they do.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 24, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
What's your opinion on a Gomi - Florian fight?
I told you I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!
I actually think...
that Gomi is a pretty good match-up for Florian. Kenny tends to not put himself in trouble while punishing the other guy when they leave an opening. Gomi tends to leave openings…I don’t know that Florian could pull it off…but I’d give him a decent chance to do so.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 24, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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