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Reminder: Sengoku VIII Liveblog, Saturday at 3AM EDT / 12AM PDT
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 morn...
DREAM.9 and Sengoku VIII Add Bouts
The news and fight announcements just keep flowing out of Japan this week. I'm not sure how anyone can train at the DEEP Gym with all the press conferences they've been holding on the mats there late...
Mixed Fortunes for Sengoku Prospects at "Pancrase Changing 2"
World Victory Road's top developmental talents, Maximo "Makishi" Blanco (above, left) and Shigeki Osawa, each fought at Pancrase's "Changing Tour 2" show in Tokyo on Saturday with the goal in mind o...
How Sustainable Is Sengoku's "Fight-lanthropy"?
In the aftermath of their featherweight tourney, Jordan Breen makes a point about Sengoku: Now a year old, Sengoku's matchmaking and product is still every bit as esoteric as it was to begin with. ...
Sengoku VII Live Results & Commentary
The other big featherweight tournament of 2009 gets going late night tonight/early tomorrow morning as Sengoku VII airs live on HDNet from Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo. The fun begins at 3AM ET so...
Sengoku VII Weigh-In Results
King Mo (92.8 kg / 204.6 lbs) vs. Ryo Kawamura (93 kg / 205 lbs) Hatsu Hioki (65 kg / 143.3 lbs) vs. Chris Manuel (64.2 kg / 141.5 lbs) Nam Phan (64.8 kg / 142.9 lbs) vs. Hideki Kadowaki (64.9 k...
Countdown to Sengoku VII, Live Results and Commentary on Friday Morning
Earlier this week, Jordan Breen reasoned his preference for Sengoku's Featherweight Grand Prix over DREAM's in the Sherdog piece "Coming-Out Party vs. Predictable Coronation." As the title would sugge...
Sengoku VII Preview: Seiya Kawahara
A nice selection of clips from hard-hitting Pancrase bantam/featherweight prospect Seiya Kawahara (6-1). Definitely one to watch in Sengoku's FWGP, Kawahara takes on King of the Cage Canada's Banta...
Sengoku FWGP Pairings Announced
At last! SENGOKU VIIMarch 20th, 2009Yoyogi National StadiumTokyo, Japan #23 LHW "King" Mo Lawal (3-0) vs. Ryo Kawamura (9-3-2) James Thompson (14-9) vs. "Big" Jim York (9-2)Featherweight GP Ope...
Quote of the Day: Takanori Gomi
How have you been since your last fight with Satoru Kitaoka? I [thought] you wanted to asked me about that fight. Of course, it would be nice if you tell me about that. As you saw, I couldn't do a...
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