Hero's Middle & Light Heavy Weight World Championship Tournament FINAL

General Information
Date: 09-10-2006 00:00
Country: Japan
City: Kanagawa
Stadium: Yokohama Arena

Kestutis Smirnovas has been chosen to replace Kazushi Sakuraba to face Yoshihiro Akiyama on the HEROS 10/9 card after Sakuraba was diagnosed with damaged circulation to the base of his brain. Smirnovas lost to Sakuraba in the 8/5 HEROs event.

	Antonio Silva	vs	Georgi Kaisinov
Antonio Silva (FIGHT CO.) def. Georgi Kaisinov (Marupro Gym) by KO in Round 1 at 1'18"

 

	Hideo Tokoro	vs	Ken Kaneko
Hideo Tokoro def. Ken Kaneko by Submission (Armbar) in Round 1 at 1'50"

 

	Gesias JZ Calvancanti	vs	Rani Yahira
Gesias Calvancanti (American Top Team) def. Rani Yahira (Ataida Jr. Jiu Jitsu) by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round 1 at 0'39"

 

	Caol Uno	vs	Ivan Menjiver
Kaoru Uno (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo) def. Ivan Menjivar (Tristar Gym) by Unanimous Decision

	Kestutis Smirnovas Replacing: Kazushi Sakuraba	vs	Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama (Free) def. Kestutis Smirnovas by TKO in Round 1 at 3'01"

 

	Melvin Manhoef	vs	Shungo Oyama
Melvin Manhoef (It's Showtime) def. Shungo Oyama (Free) by TKO in Round 1 at 1'04"

	Kaoru Uno	vs	Gesias Calvancanti
Gesias Calvancanti (American Top Team) def. Kaoru Uno (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo) by Majority Decision (Calvancanti becomes the 70kg Middleweight champion)

 

	Melvin Manhoef	vs	Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama (Free) def. Melvin Manhoef (It's Showtime) by Submission (Armbar) in Round 1 at 1'58" (Akiyama becomes the 85kg Light Heavyweight champion)

 

	Ian Schaffa	vs	Kazuyuki Miyata
Kazuyuki Miyata (Free) def. Ian Schaffa (Rings Australia) by TKO (cut) in Round 1 at 0'49"

	Carlos Newton	vs	Tokimitsu Ishizawa
Carlos Newton (Warrior MMA) def. Tokimitsu Ishizawa (Freelance) by TKO in Round 1 at 0'22"

	Don Frye	vs	Kim Min Soo
Don Frye (Freelance) def. Kim Min Soo (RINGS Korea) by KO in Round 2 at 2'47"