Sengoku "Sixth Battle" Set For Saturday

I slept a bit on the last Sengoku show and paid the price. There was a great debuts from Team Quest's Muhammed Lawal and Jiu-Jitsu badass Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro. The tournaments also had good fights and it was nice to see Nakamura return to Japan at his new/correct weight of 185 lbs. I also saw my tournament pick Jorge Santiago cruise into the final rounds and "Lil Nog," Fabio Silva, and Takanori Gomi lend star power to this WVR event.

Middleweight Grand Prix
Jorge Santiago (180.2) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (182.6) Siyar said he saw weakness in his opponents eyes but me thinks its just going to be a brutal throwdown from to boys who love to slug it out. Who drops first? I'm sticking with my original pick as Jorge has a more varied striking ability.
WINNER-Jorge Santiago
Kazuhiro Nakamura (182.6) vs. Yuki Sasaki (182.2) Nak is back baby and there is no way I'm not taking the tough as hell Judoka against the inconsistent Yuki.
WINNER-Nakamura
Izuru Takeuchi (182.4) vs. Joe Doerksen (181.9) -- Reserve Bout Be prepared to yawn your way through another boring Joe Doe victory.
WINNER-DoeJoe (get it, dojo)

Lightweight Grand Prix
Mizuto Hirota (154) vs. Kazunori Yokota (153.8) The Miz has really come into his own and upset American Ryan Schultz in the 1st round with my beloved superman punch. I'll stay with Hirota on the ignorance of not knowing Yokota very well.
WINNER-Mizuto
Satoru Kitaoka (154) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (153.8) Much experience from Satoru but Eiji brings a slick submission game and much more notable wins and has faced tougher talent.
WINNER-Eiji
Jorge Masvidal (153.8) vs. Seung Hwan Bang (153.8) -- Reserve Bout Jorge is a bit of a douche but his striking should rule the day here.
WINNER-Masvidal

Non-Tournament Bouts
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (204.4) vs. Moise Rimbon (204.4) Europes Top Team (yes Europe has a Top Team as well) throws Moise to the wolf here as "Lil Nog" reps Black House in his Sengoku debut. Rogerio must be victorious!
WINNER-Lil Nog
Muhammed Lawal (204.2) vs. Fabio Silva (204.2) "King Mo" begins his 2nd battle against a wreckless Chute Boxe striker. You want to pick Fabio with his experience but me thinks if in trouble Lawal will employ his stellar amateur wrestling credentials and lay and pray to a victory.
WINNER-King Mo
Takanori Gomi (153.8) vs. Sergey Golyaev (153.8) The Red Devil is sent in a fodder for the "Fireball Kid." Any chance of WVR giving Gomi a decent opponent in the near future?
WINNER-Gomi

Middleweight Tournament Finals
Jorge Santiago vs Kazuhiro Nakamura Man you gotta love Naks chances at home but I really think Jorge has raised his game a level and I have my doubts as to Kaz's cardio in his 2nd bout of the evening.
WINNER-Jorge Santiago

Lightweight Finals
Mizuto Hirota vs Eiji Mitsuoka This is a real close one and I'm leaning toward the Miz but Eiji could easily take this on the floor.
WINNER-Mizuto Hirota