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[NCRadioMan]

Just watched the Sengoku 7 event that held yesterday. More great fights! Here are the results:

1. Hidetada Irie defeats Minoru Kato via TKO (Punches) in R2
2. Maximo Blanco defeats Seigo Inoue via KO (Stomps) in R1 Head stomps are awesome!
3. Mu Bae Choi defeats Dave Herman via TKO (Punches) at in R2 Herman had this won early but didn't finish.
4. Eiji Mitsuoka defeats Sergey Golyaev via Submission (Armbar) in R1
5. Antonio Silva defeats Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (Knee Injury) in R1
6. Muhammed Lawal defeats Yukiya Naito via TKO (Punches) in R1
7. Sanae Kikuta defeats Hidehiko Yoshida via Split Decision It's strange watching Yoshida fight without a gi.
8. Jorge Santiago defeats Kazuo Misaki via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in R5.
9. Satoru Kitaoka defeats Takanori Gomi via Submission (Heel Hook) in R1. Gomi Loses by Heel Hook submission early in the first round. Kitaoka is the new Sengoku Lightweight Champion. Thats two loses in a row for Gomi.

DEAN LISTER REQUESTS, RECEIVES RELEASE FROM UFC

Following a loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 92 in December, middleweight Dean Lister requested and received his release from the promotion and will seek a deal with a new employer in 2009. The news was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Sunday by Lister's management team at Haymaker's Empire.

According to his manager, Lister requested the release and the UFC granted his leaving the organization. The former Abu Dhabi champion is already in talks with several promotions, including Dream and Affliction, for a new deal.

During his time with the UFC, Lister amassed an impressive 4-2 record with wins over fighters like Jeremy Horn and Alessio Sakara, with his only losses coming against Nate Marquardt and Okami in his last bout.

With his release from the UFC, Lister isn't looking to sit out for very long. He wants to return soon with a new promotion.

The grappling guru is also looking for a shot at a fighter such as Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza or possibly new Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago, to get back in against top competition and prove his meddle as one of the top submission artists in MMA.

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