Sengoku IV Videos

by Chris Nelson on Aug 24, 2008 5:33 AM EDT in MMA News

LWGP Opening Round: Clay French vs. Satoru Kitaoka

LWGP Opening Round: Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm

LWGP Opening Round: Ryan Schultz vs. Mizuto Hirota

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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damn clay french got subbed quick..

by asmiley420 on Aug 24, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

I love Japanese MMA.

by pud333 on Aug 24, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions

TESTIFY.

This was a fantastic show.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 24, 2008 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

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.

by pud333 on Aug 24, 2008 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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 ????

by Shocbomb on Aug 24, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Yo, thanks a bunch for the posts here Chris. This is reporting mma at it’s finest. I still don’t get why they were so hard to watch though.

by Tommy7 on Aug 24, 2008 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

Damn….Pang hung in there with Gomi…

by Tonley on Aug 24, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

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!

by mma_dude on Aug 24, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions

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!

by mma_dude on Aug 24, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

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!

by mma_dude on Aug 24, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

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