Well well tomorrow is the second round of Sengoku FWGP. While not packing as many big names as Dream FWGP they nonetheless made a point out of making an exiting GP and not a boring snoozefest courtesy of Imanari&Co. There first round fights were fantastic and there is no reason not to expect the same from the 2nd round.
Hatsu Hioki(18-3-2, 9 subs) vs Ronnie Mann(16-1-1, 10 subs)
For a reason that escapes me everyone picks Hioki over the jolly brit, probably because of the W against the legendary Rumina Sato on his record. I however beg to differ. Mann is in my opinion one of the few well rounded Featherweights in the business and his last fight against Yamada(which is one of the best fights of this year so far) is a testament to that. Kid can strike, and he can grapple too. His Muyai Thai background and 75% sub rate speak for themselves. The scary part? Mann is only 8 days older then me, at 22, and Hioki is 25. Way to contribute to my inferiority complex guys.
Michihiro Omigawa(5-7-1) vs Nam Phan(15-5-0)
Well, i think the record speaks for itself in this case, and while the former's victory against LC Davis seems to suggest otherwise, it was a fight Davis did not come in properly prepared for. Another TKO victory for Phan.
Masanori Kanehara(12-5-5) vs. Chan Sung Jung(6-0-0)
I do not know enough about either fighter to draw conclusions.
Marlon Sandro(13-0-0) vs Nick Denis(7-0-0)
This is tough to predict, on one Nick Denis who reminds you of Joachim Hansen, and not only for his bright red bearded face, but for being a tiny whirlwind of destruction. On the other hand Sandro looked real shit in his last fight against "Jagger Bomb." But the problem is that Denis's ground game is largely untested and while having one submission on his record, it is questionable what he can do against the reasonable BJJ skillset of the Brazilian. I, however, will go with my gut and say that Sandro is gonna get mini-Hansen'ed.
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