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The next Sengoku event will be "Sengoku 7" on Friday, March 20 at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan and will be the first round of the promotion's featherweight tournament.
The tournament will feature sixteen fighters under 65 kg (143.3 pounds). In 2008, Jorge Santiago and Satoru Kitaoka won the Sengoku middleweight and lightweight tournaments, respectively, to each earn a spot in the promotion's first championship bouts.
DREAM will also hold a featherweight tournament beginning in March. DREAM's division will be under 63 kg (138.9 pounds).
Last year's tournament winners Kitaoka and Santiago's next fights will take place in July or August, and their opponents will be based on upcoming Sengoku fights as well as fan requests.
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SENGOKU VII
Date: March 20th, 2009
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan
LHW: 10. King Mo vs. Ryo Kawamura
FWGP: 9. Hatsu Hioki vs. Chris Manuel
FWGP: 8. Nam Phan vs. Hideki Kadowaki
HW: 7. James Thompson vs. Big Jim York
FWGP: 6. Michihiro Omigawa vs. L.C. Davis
FWGP: 5. Marlon Sandro vs. Matt Jaggers
FWGP: 4. Kim Jong Man vs. Masanori Kanehara
FWGP: 3. Chan Sung Jung vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari
FWGP: 2. Ronnie Ushiwaka vs. Tetsuya Yamada
FWGP: 1. Seiya Kawahara vs. Nick Denis
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