Reminder: Sengoku VIII Liveblog, Saturday at 3AM EDT / 12AM PDT

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in News Comment 32 comments

Just a quick reminder that myself and the BE Night Crew will be up in full force for live results and discussion of the HDNet-broadcast Sengoku VIII beginning at 3AM EDT / 12 AM PDT on Saturday morning (aka late night tonight). World Victory Road's latest outing takes place at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo and features four great bouts in the second round of the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix, as well as a possible lightweight title eliminator between Kazunori Yokota and Leonardo Santos, prospects like Xande Ribeiro, Maximo Blanco, Stanislav Nedkov and more.

In the meantime, be sure to check out:

- the show's final fight card and bout order
- Tony Loiseleur's enlightening chat with Sengoku rep Takahiro Kokuho
- Leland Roling's Weekend Primer (Part 1 & Part 2) and Betting Preview
- Nightmare Of Battle's "Final Preparations" post
- Loiseleur's brand new piece on Shigeki Osawa and the Japanese tabloids' role in MMA

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yep yep.. This is the second card in my, “Fights of Fancy: May 2009” post.. (I can’t link it, I’m just posting from an itouch haha) …this will be a great night of fights, featherweight tourney plus manny pacquiao vs hatton! :)

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by Anton Tabuena on May 1, 2009 8:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay i’m back home, here’s the link to Fights of Fancy: May 2009, if anyone is interested.

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by Anton Tabuena on May 1, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chris… Check out Loiseleur’s new article up about Osawa…

He works at Don Quijote, loves Tupac Shakur enough to tattoo his body up… has a bunch of interesting tidbits along with the tabloid boom promoting Osawa as the next big thing.

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by Leland Roling on May 1, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

haha yeah, I was just reading that. A while ago, I heard they got Osawa and Blanco both jobs at Don Quijote.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blanco should be customer service. Who would try to get a refund from that ball of muscle?

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by Leland Roling on May 1, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the plug guys...

Keep checking the blog for more bits and pieces from Kokuho that didn’t make the word limit of my interview article. (^_^)b

by ikari47 on May 1, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quick notes from the presser:

- Nam Phan said he wants to tap Michihiro Omigawa via the Kadowaki Special. Phan knocked Hideki Kadowaki out of the tournament in the first round, but said he is a big fan and would like to borrow his signature submission, which is a modified rear naked choke from the crucifix position.

- Ronnie Mann says that he had no problem with the size of Tetsuya Yamada, and it won’t be an issue with Hatsu Hioki. Earlier in the week, Mann goaded Hioki (through the media) to stand and trade with him.

- The winner of Maximo Blanco vs. Akihiko Mori could be in title contention after the winner of Santos/Yokota gets their shot at Satoru Kitaoka in August. This is far too soon to be rushing Blanco into the title picture, IMO.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow, Japanese meat grinder at its finest. Blanco isn’t ready

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by Leland Roling on May 1, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is there a poster for this event? I would like to see it if there is.

by SamCupitt on May 1, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It’s weird, I never saw a hi res version of it online. You can see the Sengoku Girls holding it up here though.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I guess I’ll have to wait for the hi-res one as it would be blesphimous for me to crop the ring girls out.

I remember I had trouble finding Sengoku 7’s poster around the time of the event too but I found it pretty easily now when I was in search of this events one. It isn’t as snazzy as the DREAM ones but it still makes the UFC posters look like crayon drawings.

by SamCupitt on May 1, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey look at that...

Just found it on the Don Quijote site.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent. Thanks.

by SamCupitt on May 1, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sam, Check on my primer posts.

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by Leland Roling on May 1, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, is it Saturday or Sunday morning? The Pacquiao fight takes place Saturday night.

by a tommy point on May 1, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My bad.

It is definitely Saturday morning… approximately… 16 hours from now.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

P.S.

I hate Rajon Rondo.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Who doesn’t?

by MMASuPreMaCy on May 1, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not me usually, but I am not happy after last night.

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He either punches you in the mouth, touches the ball above the cylinder, or takes a fade away jumper and gets it blocked by a PG. Whats not to like? =)

by MMASuPreMaCy on May 1, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uh oh, I see smoogy coming in and berating me for my hatred of basketball ruining my sports. All in all, the game was pretty phenomenal.

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by Leland Roling on May 1, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He choked like a dog in that game. Then smiled about his most recent fail as he walked off the court.

He better fix this mess.

by a tommy point on May 1, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was wondering the same thing. Judging from the poster above, this should be happening late tonight/early Saturday.

by FRANKIE on May 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weigh-In Results

Hatsu Hioki (65kg) vs. Ronnie Mann (64.7kg)
Nam Phan (64.8kg) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (64.7kg)
Kazunori Yokota (69.9kg) vs. Leonardo Santos (69.9kg)
Xande Ribeiro (90.3kg) vs. Kei Yamamiya (92kg)
Chan Sung Jung (65kg) vs. Masanori Kanehara (64.8kg)
Marlon Sandro (64.9kg) vs. Nick Denis (64.6kg)
Makoto Takimoto (75.4kg) vs. Michael Costa (75.9kg)
Stanislav Nedkov (91.9kg) vs. Travis Wiuff (92.9kg)
Maximo Blanco (69.9kg) vs. Akihiko Mori (69.9kg)

by Chris Nelson on May 1, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR

MIDNIGHT TODAY for PST, 3AM EST…

Although, there was about an hour delay last time, so don’t be surprised!
=)

by MMASuPreMaCy on May 1, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I sooo want to do this, but I got 6hrs sleep total in the past 72 hrs, so I may not be awake for it.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on May 1, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just do it. Then you can have the bragging rights of 6 hours of sleep in the last 92 hours, which you can round to 100 if you so please.

by AnonymousA on May 1, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stop being a baby.

by a tommy point on May 1, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have work tomorrow, but I’ll be there. Everybody remember to brink some sort of drink to pour out on the ground for King Mo.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on May 1, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Heh...

I’m taking the SAT’s in the morning. I’m taking the calculator that the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs gave me for being the only sixteen year old at orientation.

Seven years ago.

by subo on May 1, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs