Sengoku: Seventh Battle — Quick Results

ByDavid Wray

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  • Muhammed Lawal def. Ryo Kawamura via unanimous decision
  • Hatsu Hioki def. Chris Manuel via submission (armbar), 4:12 of round 1
  • Nam Phan def. Hideki Kadowaki via TKO, 3:09 of round 1
  • Jim York def. James Thompson via KO, 4:33 of round 1
  • Michihiro Omigawa def. L.C. Davis via unanimous decision
  • Marlon Sandro def. Matt Jaggers via submission (arm-triangle choke), 2:57 of round 2
  • Masanori Kanehara def. Jong Man Kim via unanimous decision
  • Chan Sung Jung def. Shintaro Ishiwatari via submission (rear-naked choke), 4:29 of round 1
  • Ronnie Mann def. Tetsuya Yamada via unanimous decision
  • Nick Denis def. Seiya Kawahara via TKO, 2:36 of round 1

Notes:

— King Mo was yellow-carded in the second-round for poking Kawamura in the eye twice. He dominated the fight with his takedowns; one judge scored the fight 30-24 for Lawal.

— The second-highest-ranked featherweight in the tournament, L.C. Davis, lost to the fighter with the worst record. Yes, we’ll be updating that Power Rankings page soon. Red-hot prospects Marlon Sandro and Ronnie Mann may have a spot on it shortly.

— The night’s other notable upset belonged to Nam Phan, a middling lightweight who dropped a weight class to be in the tournament and wound up knocking out former Shooto champ and top-15 featherweight Hideki Kadowaki.

— James Thompson went back to doing what he does best: Getting KTFO’d. His traditional fight-opening gong-and-dash nearly sent him flying out of the ring.