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Sengoku “Seventh Battle” takes place on January 4th from the Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo, Japan.

Sengoku Results

1. Hidetada Irie defeats Minoru Kato via TKO (Punches) at 4:21 of R2
2. Maximo Blanco defeats Seigo Inoue via KO (Stomps) at 0:38 of R1
3. Mu Bae Choi defeats Dave Herman via TKO (Punches) at 2:22 of R2
4. Eiji Mitsuoka defeats Sergey Golyaev via Submission (Armbar) at 4:22 of R1
5. Antonio Silva defeats Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:42 of R1
6. Muhammed Lawal defeats Yukiya Naito via TKO (Punches) at 3:54 of R1
7. Sanae Kikuta defeats Hidehiko Yoshida via Split Decision
8. Jorge Santiago defeats Kazuo Misaki via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:26 of R5.
9. Satoru Kitaoka defeats Takanori Gomi via Submission (Heel Hook) at 1:41 of R1.

Sengoku 7 Highlights

• Sengoku ring girls are hot
• 13-0 Dave “Pee Wee” Herman is undefeated no more. The ref had to step in and save Herman after taking multiple blows to the side of the head.
• CSAC defiant Antonio Silva for steroid use, gets the TKO (Injury) victory over Nakao.
• Gomi Loses by Heel Hook submission early in the first round. Kitaoka is the new Sengoku Lightweight Champion. Thats two loses in a row for Gomi. CageToday.com lightweight ranking have already been updated.

Once consider top MMA heavyweight, Mirko Cro Cop told Fighters Only Magazine:

“I believe that during 2009 I will fight three more times for Dream, then I hope for a farewell fight in the UFC.”

Cro Cop is expected to have knee surgery in a couple of weeks, which could take him out of training for three months. Then some fights for DREAM, and a possible UFC sendoff sometime in late 2009.

“I’m not in the years when you can create a long-term plan… today my health is my priority.”

After his submission victory over Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite 2008, newly crowned WAMMA world lightweight champion, knows to be called the best you have to beat the best and the best is currently BJ Penn.

“I think there’s no doubt that B.J. Penn is still the best at 155 pounds. He’s most likely the best fighter in the world. I don’t ignore the UFC … I respect the UFC because it’s a very high level organization — a high summit in the sport.”

“Personally, the most decisive fight in the world, the culmination, the pinnacle for me is B.J. Penn … Please do not misunderstand — I really need this to be clearly expressed in the media: Shinya Aoki will not go to the UFC. I just want to fight B.J. Penn. This is my selfish wish. I know that everyone says they want Penn, but I think I’m the number one Japanese fighter to be saying this. [sherdog]”

Aoki, arguably the best ground finisher in the game, sounds like he is not looking to run off to the UFC, but would jump at the chance of a shot with BJ Penn.

After getting knocked out on national TV by Seth Petruzelli at EliteXC “Heat”, Kimbo Slice looks to make a comeback, not as a fighter, but as an announcer?

Kimbo Slice lands in Japan to serve as a guest announcer at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Finals on Saturday. Slice is expected to fight for K-1 in 2009 once his EliteXC contract gets straightened out.

You can watch the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Finals on Saturday at 3am EST on HDNet.

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Top two lightweights Eddie Alvarez (15-1) and Shinya Aoki (18-3) will finally face each other at K-1 NYE Dynamite 2008 show on December 31 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The fight is not yet official, but Alvarez’s manager Monte Cox has confirmed the news of fight.

The two fighters competed in DREAM’s welterweight grand prix. Before the two could meet, Alvarez was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to cut following his win over Tatsuya Kawajiri in the semi-finals.

Aoki went on to the semi-finals but was defeated by alternate Joachim Hansen who loss to Alvarez in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

The K-1 show features a mix of MMA and Kickboxing bouts, here are the fights to take place under MMA rules:

Kazushi Sakuraba (24-11-1) vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-2)
Joachim Hansen (19-7-1) vs. Gesias Cavalcante (14-2-1)
Eddie Alvarez (15-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (18-3)

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In a recent interview with Dvenik.hr, Mirko Cro Cop has confirmed that he will rematch Alistair Overeem at the New Years Eve K-1 Dynamite 2008 show at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

The two faced off last month at DREAM 6, but ended in a disappointing “No Contest” after Overeem struck the Croatian fighter multiple times in the groin.

Cro Cop also revealed that he will continue to have work on his knee after the NYE fight.

“I’ve had several operations this year, and I’ll have to undergo another one straight after the NYE event. It’s frustrating to have to undergo all these operations but that’s the sportsman’s life. Many others have had it worse then me,”

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It is rumored that Mirko Cro Cop is considering a Wardrobe change in his rematch with Overeem.

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Heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko addressed the crowed during the DREAM 6 event held last night at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fedor expressed interest in fighting on a New Years Eve DREAM show to be held in Japan.

It is hard to see Affliction MMA allowing the Russian to fight just 3 weeks before the rescheduled Affliction 2 “Day of Reckoning” show set for January 19 from the Honda Center in Anaheim California.

Affliction announced that Fedor would likely be on the card, but has yet to announce an opponent.

Fedor is widely loved by Japanese fans after competing for PRIDE FC for many years.

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WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE

middleweight tournament final

• Gegard Mousasi defeats Ronaldo Souza by KO (upkick) at 2:15 of R1

Middleweight tournament semifinals

• Gegard Mousasi defeats Melvin Manhoef by Submission (triangle choke) at 1:28 of R1
• Ronaldo Souza defeats Zelg Galesic by Submission (armbar) at 1:27 of R1

middleweight reserve bout

• Andrews Nakahara defeats Dong Sik Yoon by TKO (strikes) at 0:30 of R2

Main Card

• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Alistair Overeem - No Contest after Cro Cop could not continue following an illegal knee to the groin from Overeem
• Sergei Kharitonov defeats Jimmy Ambriz by Submission (strikes) at 2:15 of R1
• Masakatsu Funaki defeats Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (heel hook) at 0:32 of R1
• Yoshihiro Akiyama defeats Masanori Tonooka bia Submission (armbar) at 6:26 of R1
• Hayato “Mach” Sakurai defeats Kuniyoshi Hironaka by unanimous decision
• Shinya Aoki defeats Todd Moore by submission (neck crank) at 1:10 of R1
• Keita Nakamura defeats Adriano Martins by split decision
• Atsushi Yamamoto defeats Hideo Tokoro by unanimous decision

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DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament takes place on Sept. 23 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Middleweight Grand Prix Finals

Ronaldo de Souza vs. Zelg Galesic
Gegard Mousasi vs. Melvin Manhoef
Gegard Mousasi/Melvin Manhoef vs. Ronaldo de Souza/Zelg Galesic
Yoon Dong-sik vs. Andrews Nakahara (Reserve Bout)

Main Card

Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Mighty Mo
Hideo Tokoro vs. Atsushi Yamamoto
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Masakatsu Funaki
Hayato Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Keita Nakamura vs. Adriano Martins
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Masanori Tonooka

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