Sengoku 6 results and quick recap
by Jesse Holland on Nov 1, 2008 10:50 AM EDT
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Sengoku 6 presented by World Victory Road (WVR) took place earlier today from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and featured the conclusion of its lightweight and middleweight grand prix and the return of popular fan favorites Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Takanori Gomi.
"Little Nog", the twin brother of current UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, made his return to Japan a successful one after outpointing the very tough Moise Rimbon to take home the unanimous decision win.
This victory, Minotoro's third straight, should help re-establish his position as one of the world’s top 205-pound fighters. That standing was called into question after the rugged Brazilian was knocked stiff by the recently-fizzled Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou back at PRIDE 33 in 2007.
Headlining the show and coming up short was one of Japan’s most popular fighters, Takanori Gomi. "The Fireball Kid" looked like his old self with dominant position and repeated submission attempts throughout the first round.
Unfortunately a well-placed jab in the second frame folded him up like a Trapper Keeper - though he was able to stay alive after Sergey Golyaev inexplicably failed to follow up for the finish.
A recovering Gomi was tentative in the third but turned up the heat towards the end of the round. It wasn't enough in the judge's eyes. Golyaev was not overly aggressive but did look the fresher fighter and took home the split decision when all was said and done.
Former UFC middleweight Joe Doerksen returned to the win column with a gritty TKO win over Izuru Takeuchi in round three of their middleweight grand prix reserve bout.
"El Dirte" was released by the UFC after a technical knockout loss to Jason MacDonald at UFC 83 last April — his third straight defeat under the Zuffa umbrella but proved himself today in an exciting back-and-forth battle.
WVR didn’t waste any time bringing Team Quest product Muhammed Lawal back into action and it's easy to see why.
"King Mo" obliterated the very talented Chute Boxe fighter Fabio Silva after three rounds of brutal ground and pound. Silva had no answer for the strength and wrestling of Lawal who found the TKO finish early in the third.
Rounding out the card was of course the semifinals and finals of the lightweight and middleweight grand prix.
Satoru Kitaoka looked like he was in for an easy night after submitting Eiji Mitsuoka just over a minute into the first round of the semifinals, but Kazunori Yokota wasn't going to just hand over the bout, even after going to a decision against Mizuto Hirota.
Yokota went for the tried-and-true rope-a-dope style of fighting and stalling, but Kitaoka saw through him like used Neutrogena. Kitaoka was dominant from the opening bell and used a battery of strikes to secure the decision and the grand prix title.
Much like Kitaoka, Jorge Santiago went home as champion of the middleweight grand prix after barely breaking a sweat in the semifinals with a quick submission win over Siyar Bahadurzada. He had a little tougher time against Kazuhiro Nakamura in the finals but a crushing right from the Brazilian in the third round gave him the gold.
Here are the complete results for Sengoku 6:
Main Card:
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (15-3) defeated Moise Rimbon via unanimous decision (13-8-3)
Muhammad Lawal (2-0) defeated Fabio Silva (11-5) via TKO (strikes - 0:41:R3)
Sergey Golyaev (11-6) defeated Takanori Gomi (29-4) via split decision
Lightweight Grand Prix semifinals:
Kazunori Yokota (8-1-3) defeated Mizuto Hirota (10-3) via unanimous decision
Satoru Kitaoka (22-8-9) defeated Eiji Mitsuoka (14-6-2) via submission (heel hook - 1:16:R1)
Lightweight Grand Prix reserve bout:
Jorge Masvidal (15-3) defeated Seung Hwan Bang (5-3) via unanimous decision
Lightweight Grand Prix finals:
Satoru Kitaoka (23-8-9) defeated Kazunori Yokota (8-2-3) via unanimous decision
Middleweight Grand Prix semifinals:
Kazuhiro Nakamura (13-8) defeated Yuki Sasaki (22-15-1) via unanimous decision
Jorge Santiago (19-7) defeated Siyar Bahadurzada (14-4-1) via submission (heel hook - 1:10:R1)
Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout:
Joe Doerksen (41-12) defeated Izuru Takeuchi (25-10-6) via TKO (strikes - 0:41:R3)
Middleweight Grand Prix finals:
Jorge Santiago (20-7) defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura (13-9) via TKO (strikes - 0:49:R3)
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i cant belive gomi got beat hope he can bounce back he should fight for the ufc and fight some real talent who he wouldnt take lightly
by ukmma on Nov 1, 2008 11:16 AM EDT reply actions
Gomi, doesn’t seem like he cares anymore. Was anyone else disgusted watching Doerksen-Takeuchi? I haven’t seen someone fall apart after such a fantastic performance since Overeem. I would never criticize a Nog but very disappointing that he couldn’t sub rimbon.
by NameNotRequired on Nov 1, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
gomi needs to fight more, bottom line! I’v heard he and his people are very difficult to deal with, but if he wants to be recognized as one of the best, he needs to train and fight harder and more often!
by kevin (some guys hate me...and I don't care) on Nov 2, 2008 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
There isnt a bigger fan of Gomi’s on this site than me, but I dont know where you are getting the idea that people think Gomi is better than BJ Penn. BJ dominated Gomi already!
I will tell you what, regardless of his performance in Sengoku 6, gomi is still better than many top UFC lightweights, just not BJ!
by john on Nov 1, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
john, Agreed 100%(as usual)..
But after watching this fight, I think Gomi really needs to get his shit together..While he is still looking like the old Gomi, he is not going for the kill enough..He is starting off his combo’s right, but he is not continuing with the punishment..He seems to be holding back too much..
That second round really scared me..Gomi was in deep trouble, from that left that hit him right on the button..It also seemed like when he buckled, he hurt his right ankle as well…Gomi did recover well and took over in the third, but unfortunatley for Gomi, the fight is not judged round for round, because he would have won the fight..He definitely had round 1 and 3..But since the Japanese judge fights “as a whole”, it was clearly a spilt win for Sergey..
Hopefully Gomi can learn from this, and get his shit together and go out for the kill everytime!
by Stagger-Lee on Nov 1, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Good post Stager!
U r right man, Gomi needs to go after the kill like he used to. He also isnt setting up his head shots with vicious Body shots 1st like he used to.
Fight I want to see is Gomi vs. Huerta!
by john on Nov 2, 2008 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
I think the UFC has several LW’s that would beat Gomi at this point. I think its very clear that Gomi is no longer the #2 LW in the world. He has been facing fighters that aren’t even in the Top 100 of the division and he either loses to them or sneaks by on a close win.
by ViolentMike on Nov 3, 2008 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Gomi sucks?? What are you smoking Gomi KO’ed Pulver with 1 punch. He also beat Aurelio, Sakurai, and Gracie. He did fight BJ and got choked out. 30 yrs. old with lots of excellant fights.
by iagoof22 on Nov 1, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Gomi is good…but we all know he’s overrated and has been for years. Let him come to the UFC and prove me wrong. What’s that you say? He doesn’t want to leave Japan? Oh well, to each his own. I guess solidifying his legacy isn’t that important to him.
by RedDog on Nov 2, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Best lightweights are mostly in Japan…why come to the UFC?
by john on Nov 3, 2008 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
Not anymore if you look at Inside MMA’s Top 10. The UFC is really starting to take over that list. They used to only have like 2 in the Top 10. But now they got like half of them. The Japanese fighters keep falling down the list and the UFC / American fighters keep climbing the list
by ViolentMike on Nov 3, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
I wonder if Gomi fans will still claim that he’s better than BJ
by JoshuaThomas on Nov 1, 2008 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
This was a phenomenal event btw. King Mo is legit.
by Bill Maher on Nov 1, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions
Glad to see El Dirte get back on the winning side of things.
by NorthStar on Nov 1, 2008 12:18 PM EDT reply actions
next week on the ultimare fighter its kaplin vs nover go to the tuf website and watch the preview its when dana is saying that hes the next ufc star he remindes him of gsp aka nover cause kaplin sucks
by liamd on Nov 1, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
and to let you know how i know who is fighting its because its a lightweight match and plaowski and george roop where at ringside so that means kaplin is fighting nover
by liamd on Nov 1, 2008 12:31 PM EDT reply actions
and polakowski himself is not very good, not to mention watching nover’s previous fights on youtube hes a badass
by randy murders on Nov 1, 2008 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
they brought some real scrubs on the show this season… jules, kaplan, roli…
by brendan on Nov 1, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yet, other than Roli, those other two you mentioned won a fight to get in the house! Just imagine how bad the losers of the prelim fights were? They were even worse than Chub-Tit Guida
by ViolentMike on Nov 3, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
gomi was robbed, he won that fight. Gomi was fighting every few months in pride this is what happens when you have long layoffs between fights he looked rusty where was his gNp
by dia mette on Nov 1, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
I’m not a big fan of Gomi, but I felt he should’ve won too. He won round 1 without a doubt and had to have won round 3, early takedown/mount then he turned up the standup late in the round, Golyaev wasn’t doing shit, Gomi got robbed.
by GSPRush on Nov 1, 2008 2:59 PM EDT reply actions
I was thinking the same thing when the fight ended..I turned to my friend and said, Gomi won the decision..But then I remembered that this was in Japan, and im pretty sure they don’t follow the 10 point must system. They judge a fight in it’s entirity as a whole, and not round by round..
looking back at the fight as a whole, I see it the same way. spilt decision loss for Gomi..If I was judging it round by round, It would have been a UD win for Gomi..
by Stagger-Lee on Nov 1, 2008 3:19 PM EDT reply actions
DAMN THAT SUCKKS FOR GOMI! THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE DIAZ/GOMI 2 LETS MAKE IT HAPPEND
by JUSTINCREDABEL on Nov 1, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
GG gomi needs to step up in competition he clearly is not motivated at all.
by Khaos_Warrior on Nov 1, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions
Who the heck is Sergey Golyaev?? I wonder if after this people will still think Gomi is the best lightweight around?
by RiverHorror on Nov 1, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions
Every one is talking about gomi losing and not one person said anything about Jorge Santiago who has been tearing through everybody he’s faced…
Give the man some props and stop talking about someone who just lost…
by mike22 on Nov 1, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply actions
Gomi definetly got robbed in that fight. He won rounds 1 and 3. Terrible decision.
by DealPlayground on Nov 1, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
WTF are you guys talking about Gomi is a great fighter, champ, very entertaining fighter to watch. He was ROBBED in this fight. One of the worst robberies I’ve ever seen. Just … terrible.
by bostonmmajunkie on Nov 2, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions
Despite losing Gomi will still get his title shot against GP winner Satoru Kitaoka on January 4th.
by Stefan Manojlovic on Nov 3, 2008 5:00 AM EST reply actions
Gomi would get crushed in the UFC, against anyone. He’s one of the few hangers on to Pride’s prima donna days.
Way up above, why were you disgusted by Doerksen-Takeuchi? I used to train with Joe and thought the fight was awesome! What was it you found disgusting?
by Winnson on Nov 4, 2008 12:50 PM EST reply actions
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