Friday, September 2, 2011

Video of the Day - Kitaoka v. French

Here is former Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka fighting Clay French in "Sengoku - Fourth Battle" which took place on 8/24/08 at the Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Kitaoka (28-10-9) next fights Willamy Freire at Dream 17. Kitaoka, who has spent his entire fight career in Japan, has 15 submission wins on his resume, including subs over UFC veterans Takanori Gomi, Carlos Condit, Kurt Pellegrino and Paul Daley.

Clay French (19-6), a former KOTC champ, has had a solid career in his own right, defeating WEC vet James Krause via split decision at the Titan Fighting Championship on 7/29/11. He holds wins over Jameel Massouh, Mac Danzig and Jason Ireland.

Dream 17 takes place on September 24, 2011, in Saitama, Japan at the Saitama Super Arena and will be broadcast on HDNet. The fights feature the quarterfinals of the bantamweight grand-prix.

Shinya Aoki v. Rob McCullough
Joachim Hansen v. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Takeshi Inoue v. Caol Uno
Yan Cabral v. Kazushi Sakuraba
Willamy Freire v. Satoru Kitaoka
Gerald Harris v. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Antonio Banuelos v. Hideo Tokoro - BWGP
Bibiano Fernandes v. Takafumi Otuska - BWGP
Masakazu Imanari v. Abel Cullum - BWGP
Rodolfo Marques v. Yusup Saadulaev - BWGP
Baru Harn v. Ikuhisa Minowa

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