Gomi Loses Again, Santiago and Silva Score Wins at Sengoku "Rebellion 2009"
(Kitaoka vs. Gomi)
Not that Sengoku lightweight grand prix winner Satoru Kitaoka was some scrub that Takanori Gomi was going to run over, but few people expected Kitaoka to give the Fireball Kid the quickest loss of his career. Yet that's what happened today at Sengoku's "Rebellion 2009" card in Saitama, Japan, as Gomi found himself on the painful end of a heel-hook before the two-minute mark. That makes it five impressive wins in a row for rising star Kitaoka — who is now Sengoku's lightweight champion — and the third loss in five fights for Gomi, whose legendary reputation takes another tough hit.
In the event's middleweight championship bout, Jorge Santiago put Kazuo Misaki to sleep with a rear-naked choke at the 3:26 mark of the fifth round; if Misaki made it to the bell, he would have likely won the decision after a grueling war that saw the "Grabaka Hitman" dominate Santiago with his striking.
In heavyweight action, Antonio Silva's suspension-defying matchup with Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao ended in disappointing fashion, as Nakao's knee gave out early in the first round after a couple of brief exchanges. Also, heralded up-and-comer Dave Herman took his first loss after being overwhelmed by punches in the second round of his match against Korean PRIDE vet Mu Bae Choi. Full results and more videos are after the jump...
— Satoru Kitaoka def. Takanori Gomi via heel hook, 1:41 of round 1 (for lightweight championship)
— Jorge Santiago def. Kazuo Misaki via rear-naked choke, 3:26 of round 5 (for middleweight championship)
— Sanae Kikuta def. Hidehiko Yoshida via split decision
— Muhammed Lawal def. Yukiya Naito via TKO, 3:54 of round 1
— Antonio Silva def. Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO 1:42 of round 1
— Eiji Mitsuoka def. Sergey Golyaev via armbar 4:22 of round 1
— Mu Bae Choi def. Dave Herman via TKO 2:22 of round 2
— Maximo Blanco def. Seigo Inoue via KO 0:38 of round 1
— Hidetada Irie def. Minoru Kato via TKO 4:21 of round 2
(Silva vs. Nakao)
(Choi vs. Herman)
(Lawal vs. Naito)
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skates Says:
first.
give me a shirt
thumbwrestler Says:
When the shouting commentator says Yoshihiro Nakao name 0:43 into the video. It sounds like hes yelling: Nacho cheeze!
Anonymous Says:
Gomi is awful these days.
This whole card just goes to show how much better the UFC is than any other MMA org right now.
Spank Mir Says:
Skates - congrats on being first. Now go fuck yourself and take that "first" shit back to some blog about Miley Cirus on Yahoo.
Sodak Says:
glad herman lost, saw that guy on inside mma he's a retard.
Spank Mir Says:
How about this - I'll send you a shirt with the words "douche bag" written on it and and arrow that points downward (AKA the area where your penis should have been, but has now run for the hills of tuck land in your ass crack). Deal?
Anonymous Says:
I really gotta remember to train those footlocks.
skates Says:
its kind of joke there, spanky. calm down, itll be alright
Old, Bald and Irish Says:
Gomi looks like he's wearing makeup!
Seriously! Look at the beginning of the vid.
It's a shame to see Gomi losing some more of his luster. But if Bob Sapp can still get fights in Japan, I don't think Gomi will have to worry about not getting a paycheck for quite a while.
I have to agree with "Anonymous" that this show is another example of how the UFC dominates other MMA organizations. I wish that wasn't the case, but it is.
God, I miss PrideFC.
Anonymous Says:
Herman looks like Jason Statham albeit way lamer.
Also they both might want to invest in strength and conditioning coaches.
Finally Gomi needs to stop getting owned so hard, although I do appreciate the leg locks I have been seeing out of Japan lately as I train sambo. (Aoki v Alvarez).
Sodak Says:
a lot of people think anderson silvas the best he got heel hooked by chonan shit happens
Criminally Negligent Says:
I've always thought that Gomi was slightly overrated. He was a top ten lightweight for awhile no doubt but never should have been #1.
Anonymous Says:
Gomi is still a great fighter. He still has power in his hands. This fight could've easily ended in a KO win for him and I could see that maybe happening in a rematch.
But Kitaoka is a great champion, I must say. You can see it in his eyes how much he wants it. His resume is very impressive and I'd love to see him come tear through the UFC lightweight division en route to a title match with BJ Penn. Could be a great fight.
Also, Spank Mir is a humorless bag of douche. ;)
vrane Says:
Damn that Herman fight was bad.
Cro Cup Deez Nuts Says:
Did I hear Miley Cyrus?
Jugger Says:
Santiago is on a tear. Props to that guy for really turning his career around. First Nakamura and now Misaki... those are respectable Ws.
I'm a Gomi fan and hate to see him stringing together these losses. After every loss I think, "He'll be back with a vengeance." Well, maybe not.
Dave Herman? Never knew of him, and after watching that fight, I wish I could un-know him. Wow, that was bad.
Higgz Says:
Maybe Kitaoka will have a massive amount of weed in his system...oh, wait, didn't this take place in Japan? They were both probably hopped up on goofballs!
Goog Says:
This has UFC written all over it.
As long as UFC stands for "Uninteresting Fight Card".
Anonymous Says:
What the fuck was Herman doing
Krazy Pony Says:
Kitaoka VS AOKI please.
Crocop's Testicle Juice Says:
Did you guys catch on to Choi Mu Bae's corner knocking him out after the fight ended? I still can't believe it.
Anonymous Says:
"Goog" Says "This has UFC written all over it. As long as UFC stands for Uninteresting Fight Card". Yeah Goog that's what the UFC gives you at all of the Fight night SpikeTV events. An uninteresting fight card!
B Says:
Seems like Gomi should have been more prepared for those leglocks seeing as how Kitaoka has a decent amount of victories from them. He didn't seem too upset about it though. He just gave that "Gay Brah... but watevah" look.
Sodak Says:
haha i think his corner guy does knock him out, I didn't catch that.
Farthammer Says:
Someone educate me - tights are not allowed in UFC, right? I have no idea why...is it due to traction issues? Could this be why there seem to be more heel-hooks/leglock subs in Japan?
The Somebuggy Mumbuddy Says:
HEY DIPSHITS, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE DAVE HERMAN FIGHT WAS A WORK/FIX/FAKE FIGHT.
Anonymous Says:
Somebuggy Mumbuddy better lay off of his weed stash. It's really affecting his senses!
AussieJosh Says:
Silva looked good! I like watching The Jap comps and the freak shows. good entertainment that is.
Jeffro Says:
He's from Team Tackle. Thats how they roll.
Choi has one hell of a chin. Great fight. Pee Wee wore himself out beating on that Buckethead.
How can anyone say that fight was a work?
Douchebaggery Says:
that was tough fight for Herman. CHoi has a serious chin
Anonymous Says:
Not only are you a complete moron to say that, but anyone can see that at the end of the fight both fighters were completely gassed... your an idiot. In what part of that fight did it ever appear to you that it was fake????