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Below are the final card results from Sengoku No Ran 2009, which took place in Japan on Sunday:
         Sengoku Lightweight Championship

Satoru Kitaoka defeated Takanori Gomi (heel hook), 1:41 of Round 1

         Sengoku Middleweight Championship

Jorge Santiago defeated Kazuo Misaki (rear-naked choke), 3:@6 of Round 5

Sanae Kikuta defeated Hidehiko Yoshida, split decision
Muhammad Lawal defested Yukiya Naito (TKO), 3:54 [...]

Post a comment . Jan 05, 2009
Filed under: Fight Results, Antonio Silva, Dave Herman, Eiji Mitsuoka, Hidehiko Yoshida, Hidetada Irie, Jorge Santiago, Kazuo Misaki, MAximo blanco, Minoru Kato, Mu Bae Choi, Muhammad Lawal, Sanae Kikuta, Satoru Kitaoka, Seigo Inoue, Sengoku No Ran 2009, Sergey Golyaev, Takanori Gomi, Yoshihiro Nakao, Yukiya Naito

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Although he is under suspension by the California State Athletic Commission, that’s not going to stop Antonio Silva from accepting a bout overseas as World Victory Road announced on Friday that Silva will take part in their Sengoku 7 event, scheduled to take place on January 4 in Japan.  The bout would be Silva’s first [...]

Post a comment . Nov 28, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Antonio Silva, California State Athletic Commission, Hidehiko Yoshida, Jorge Santiago, Kazuo Misaki, Sanae Kikuta, Satoru Kitaoka, Sengoku 7, Takanori Gomi, World Victory Road

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Loretta Hunt of Sherdog caught up with Joe Riggs after his controversial loss to Kazuo Misaki at the Strikeforce at the Mansion II event Saturday at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA.

Post a comment . Sep 22, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Joe Riggs, Kazuo Misaki, Strikeforce at the Mansion II

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the final card results for Strikeforce at the Mansion II, which took place Saturday night at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA:

Kazuo Misaki defeated Joe Riggs (TKO), Round 2
Josh Thomson defeated Ashe Bowman (TKO), Round 1
Mitsuhiro Ishida defeated Justin Wilcox (armbar), Round 1
Trevor Prangley defeated Anthony Ruiz, unanimous decision
Terry Martin defeated Cory [...]

Post a comment . Sep 21, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Anthony Ruiz, Ashe Bowman, Brandon Magana, Brandon Thatch, Cory Devela, Dave Martin, Eric Lawson, Jesse Gillespie, Jesse Juarez, Joe Riggs, Josh Thomson, Justin Wilcox, Kazuo Misaki, Kenneth Seegrist, Luke Stewart, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Strikeforce at the Mansion II, Terry Martin, Trevor Prangley

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Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion II card:

Kazuo Misaki (185) vs. Joe Riggs (181.5)
Ashe Bowman (154.5) vs. Josh Thomson (155.5)
Mitsuhiro Ishida (156) vs. Justin Wilcox (155)
Cory Devela (185.5) vs. Terry Martin (185.5)
Trevor Prangley (203) vs. Anthony Ruiz (204)
Jesse Juarez (171) vs. Luke Stewart (169.5)
Eric Lawson (184.5) vs. Kenneth [...]

Post a comment . Sep 20, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Anthony Ruiz, Ashe Bowman, Brandon Mangana, Brandon Thatch, Cory Devela, Dave Martin, Eric Lawson, Jesse Gillespie, Jesse Juarez, Joe Riggs, Josh Thomson, Justin Wilcox, Kazuo Misaki, Kenneth Seegrist, Luke Stewart, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion II, Terry Martin, Trevor Prangley

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Another bout has been added to the “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” event, set to take place on September 20 at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA; Anthony Ruiz, who replaced Bobby Southworth, will instead face Trevor Prangley, of which Strikeforce confirmed the fight.  Both fighters have met in the past, most recently at [...]

Post a comment . Sep 16, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Anthony Ruiz, Ashe Bowman, Billy Evangelista, Cory Devela, Hector Ramirez, Joe Riggs, Josh Thomson, Justin Wilcox, Kazuo Misaki, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Strikeforce at the Mansion II, Terry Martin, Trevor Prangley

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The Strikeforce promotion has announced that former PRIDE Grand Prix winner Kazuo Misaki will face veteran MMA fighter Joe Riggs at Strikeforce’s next event, which will take place on September 20 at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA.  Misaki will be making his Strikeforce debut, having come off a win at Sengoku 3, defeating [...]

Post a comment . Aug 11, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Joe Riggs, Kazuo Misaki, Logan Clark, Matt Dempsey, Pride, Sengoku 3, strikeforce