SENGOKU 5 Maart

[willy123]

SENGOKU OFFICIAL WEBSITE (http://www.sengoku-official.com/pc/schedule/)

Best een leuke line-up!

[Tony]

Die lineup is gewoon top.. punt :)

[mama]

idd cool
beetje ver fietsen om ff een verslagje te maken ;)

[Tony]

ach met de wind in de rug is het best te doen :)

[54321]

mooie line up...kijk echt uit naar siyar vs misaki en yoshida vs barnett

[Jochem]

mooie line up...kijk echt uit naar siyar vs misaki en yoshida vs barnett


x2, en gomi! Enne kunnen we hierop wedden? :)

[Tony]

Ben ook benieuwd naar wat een Fujita doet tegen een Graham.. Ik weet dat Graham inmiddels flink wat grondwerk erbij heeft gedaan. .Maar of dat genoeg is om Fujita te neutraliseren.. ik betwijfel het..

Denk GNP overwinning voor Fujita.

Gomi tegen Ludwig vind ik beetje mismatch.. gomi verdiende een betere vechter.

en barnett-Yoshida... Je zou denken dat Barnett dit toch wel moet kunnen hebben (zeker destijds tegen minotauro was zijn standup flink verbeterd..)

[Paganstars]

Gomi - ludwig vink mismatch en fujita vs graham vink ook mismatch! verdienen allebei sterkere tegenstanders!

[nicolas the red]

begint al binnen 10 min! is er ergens een pbp? op sherdog of zo?

[De man van 14K]

Vaag, binnen op 10 minuten op woensdag ochtend

[HUNTER]

kan nog nergens een pbp thread vinden :(

[Tony]

de welbekende player laat ook niks zien wat op SENGOKU lijkt...

[Tony]

Hier komen de live results te staan:

World Victory Road Live Results | Red Sweat (http://www.redsweat.com/world-victory-road-sengoku-live-results/)

[nicolas the red]

raar dat hij zegt "6:30pm ET", dat is de tijd waarop het start in japan

[Tony]

Hier zijn trouwens de weight in results

The official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s World Victory Road: Sengoku event are below. All fighters successfully made weight.

The show will feature a main event between former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and former Olympian Hidehiko Yoshida. Former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi and one-time K-1 kickboxing standout Duane “Bang” Ludwig will clash. Kazuo Misaki will also compete on the card.

Josh Barnett (249 lbs) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (238 lbs)
Takanori Gomi (152 lbs) vs. Duane Ludwig (152 lbs)
Kazuo Misaki (180 lbs) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (180 lbs)
Kazuyuki Fujita (253 lbs) vs. Peter Graham (246 lbs)
Nick Thompson (165 lbs) vs. Fabricio Monteiro (165 lbs)
Makoto Takimoto (178 lbs) vs. Evangelista Santos (180 lbs)
Ryo Kawamura (202 lbs) vs. Antonio Neto (202 lbs)

[Tony]

En hier een soort van "Road to Sengoku"



Heavyweight Bout:

Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Josh Barnett



Olympic gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett. Yoshida has a 7-5 record and trains out of the Yoshida Dojo with Kazuhiro Nakamura. Barnett has a 20-5 record and trains out of CSW with Erik Paulson.



Yoshida comes off a stoppage loss to James Thompson at Pride Shockwave 2006, while Barnett comes off a decision loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2006.



Neither fighter has fought since the end of 2006, so both might have some ring rust to start off the fight. Yoshida is one of the most popular fighters in Japan and he will have the crowd’s support.



Barnett is the better fighter on the ground when it comes to submissions, while Yoshida has the edge when it comes to takedowns. On the feet, Barnett has a slight edge because of his size and reach advantage.



The fight will all come down to Barnett’s size advantage and Yoshida being a small heavyweight. He hasn’t fared well against bigger opponents and it will continue here, Barnett will control Yoshida from the top en route to a decision.



Prediction: Josh Barnett by decision.





Lightweight Bout:

Takanori Gomi vs. Duane Ludwig



Pride lightweight champion Takanori Gomi takes on UFC and K-1 Max veteran Duane “Bang” Ludwig. Gomi has a 27-3 record and trains out of Team Rascal with Nobuhiro Obiya. Ludwig has a 16-7 record and trains out of Jackson’s Submission Fighting with Donald Cerrone.



Gomi comes off a no contest with Nick Diaz at Pride 33, while Ludwig comes off a knockout over Mario Stapel at Ring of Fire 30.



Gomi makes his return to fighting after a year out of the ring. Ludwig was one of the better up and coming lightweights a couple of years ago, but inconsistency has held him back from reaching his full potential.



Neither fighter has much of an advantage on the ground, but Gomi is the better wrestler of the two. On the feet, Gomi is the striker with power and Ludwig is the more technical and precise.



These two are going to get in an all out striking battle and it that happens the advantage goes to Gomi, he will land that big powerful shot that puts Ludwig out for good.



Prediction: Takanori Gomi by knockout in the first round.





Middleweight Bout:

Kazuo Misaki vs. Siyar Bahadurzada



Pride Welterweight Grand Prix 2006 champion Kazuo Misaki takes on Shooto light heavyweight champion Siyar Bahadurzada. Misaki has an 18-8-2 record and trains out of Team Grabaka with Akihiro Gono. Bahadurzada has a 13-1-1 record and trains out of the Tatsujin Dojo with Martin De Jong.



Misaki comes off a no contest with Yoshihiro Akiyama at Yarennoka, while Bahadurzada submitted Nathan Schouteren with strikes at Ultimate Glory 6.



This is an interesting fight between champions and should be an action packed fight. Misaki is one of the better middleweights in the world and has proved that in the past several years.



Bahadurzada is a young and talented fighter that has a bright future ahead of him, but inexperience against quality opposition might be his downfall. Both fighters are strikers, Misaki being an elusive technical striker and Bahadurzada being the powerful striker.



On the ground, Misaki is the better fighter at submissions, while Bahadurzada is the better wrestler. Miskai should be able to tag Bahadurzada with shots while avoiding any punishment and outwork him en route to a decision.



Prediction: Kazuo Misaki by decision.





Heavyweight Bout:

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Graham



Pride veteran Kazuyuki Fujita takes on K-1 veteran Peter Graham. Fujita has a 14-6 record and trains out of Japan with Marco Ruas. Graham will be making his MMA debut and trains out of Xtreme Couture with Ray Sefo.



Fujita comes off a submission loss to Jeff Monson at Pride 34, while Graham recently fought at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final in a kickboxing bout.



Fujita is one of Japan’s better heavyweights and will look to get back on track with a win over the respected Graham. Graham has recently relocated to Las Vegas and now has started to train for an MMA career, but he has a big task ahead of him.



Fujita has the distinct advantage on the ground over Graham, who hasn’t had much time to prepare for his MMA debut. On the feet, Graham has advantage, but Fujita is known to be able to take a shot.



Graham will look good early, landing several shots as Fujita tries to get the fight on the ground, but once it does go to the ground, look for Fujita to submit the MMA newcomer.



Prediction: Kazuyuki Fujita by submission in the first round.





Middleweight Bout:

Makoto Takimoto vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos



Olympic gold medalist Makoto Takimoto takes on the wild Brazilian striker Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. Takimoto has a 4-3 record and trains out of the Yoshida Dojo with Michihiro Omigawa. Santos has a 15-11 record and trains out of the Chute Boxe Academy with Fabio Silva.



Takimoto comes off a decision victory over Murilo Bustamante at Yarennoka, while Santos was stopped by Gegard Mousasi with strikes at Hardcore Fighting Championships: Destiny.



Takimoto had a rough beginning to his MMA career, but has settled into a promising fighter. Santos has been known for his ultra aggressive style but inconsistency has held him back as a fighter.



This is a classic grappler vs. striker match-up.



Takimoto has a huge advantage on the ground and will look to exploit Santos’ lack of a ground game. Santos has a slight edge on the feet, but it isn’t by much. He is an aggressive, powerful striker, while Takimoto has become a technical striker.



Santos’s aggression will work against him. He will charge wildly with strikes and be taken down by Takimoto, who will end it shortly thereafter with a submission.



Prediction: Makoto Takimoto by submission in the first round.





Welterweight Bout:

Nick Thompson vs. Fabricio Monteiro



Bodog Fight welterweight champion Nick Thompson takes on DEEP veteran Fabricio Monteiro. Thompson has a 34-9-1 record and trains out of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy with Sean Sherk. Monteiro has a 16-6 record and trains out of Gracie Fusion with Antonio Braga Neto.



Thompson comes off a submission victory over John Troyer at Bodog Fight: Thompson vs. Troyer, while Monteiro was stopped by Mohamed Khacha with strikes at Fury FC 4.



Thompson makes his return to Japan and hopes that this time it well goes better then it did the first time, having lost to Yushin Okami in June 2005. Monteiro looked to be a promising prospect, but has hit a streak of bad luck, dropping two straight fights.



Thompson is the better fighter on the feet and the better wrestler, while Monteiro has a slight edge in submissions. Thompson is the bigger fighter of the two and will look to utilize his size advantage.



Thompson will dictate the fight on feet and wear down Monteiro before taking him down and finishing him off with strikes midway through the fight.



Prediction: Nick Thompson by TKO in the second round.





Middleweight Bout:

Ryo Kawamura vs. Antonio Braga Neto



Promising Pancrase prospect Ryo Kawamura takes on Brazilian submission fighter Antonio Braga Neto. Kawamura has a 7-2 record and trains out of PANCRASEism with Yuki Kondo. Neto has a 4-0 record and trains out of Gracie Fusion with Fabricio Monteiro.



Kawamura comes off a decision loss to Keiichiro Yamamiya at Pancrase Rising 10, while Neto submitted Fabiano Astorino at Fury FC 5.



This is an interesting fight between two prospects, who both have something to prove as they open World Victory Road’s debut event. There might be some pressure on both fighters to put on an entertaining fight to get the night off with a bang.



Kawamura is primarily a striker and hasn’t been tested by a submission grappler, but Neto will be the man to test him. Neto is still somewhat green and this will be his biggest test to date after easily going through his opponents in Brazil.



Kawamura didn’t look good on the ground in his last fight, exposing his weak ground game. Neto will take advantage of that. He will take the fight to the ground and control Kawamura with positioning and submission attempts en route to a decision.



Prediction: Antonio Braga Neto by decision.

[Judas]

Heb een pbp gevonden. Maar wel ff een nieuwe topic aan

[Tony]

top ik zie hem wel verschijnen dan. :)