Who'll be in the Road FC 32-Man Lightweight Tournament?

[bokeboke]

My MMA coach is in this, Shinji Sasaki. He just won as well. I'm amazed at how much you get emotionally invested when you know and train with the fighter.

 

[leto1776]

Just had a thought, George Roop is probably Yui-Chul Nam's opponent on group B of the international trials.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I love this tournament format. Even if I do not know who the 99% of the fighters are it is pretty refreshing to see things like this.

Plus props to all sherdoggers who regularly post here and keep us update.

@bokeboke , your coach fighting there must be awesome!

 

[Ultimate Cuck]

You guys are not taking into account that 31 people have to lose. If the risk is getting paid pennies for a chance at a million. Why would they take that gamble?

Watch when its announced. There will not be many name dudes.

1 out of 32 are some good odds. it's a good gamble to take.

 

[Asurah]

Participants in the MFP trials have been announced
Elnur Agaev
Pavel Gordeev
Herman Beryozkin
Evgeny Lakhin

 

[Falconkick]

My MMA coach is in this, Shinji Sasaki. He just won as well. I'm amazed at how much you get emotionally invested when you know and train with the fighter.

I was bummed for Shinji when he lost the fight for the belt against A-Sol .Very emotional he didn't get to take it home to his wife. I hope he wins this tourney to get back to A-Sol. You got a great trainer bro

 

[KeeSmyth]

Bubba Jenkins should enter this tournament

 

[leto1776]

Bubba Jenkins should enter this tournament

Too late right now, unless he could convince Road to give him one of the two slots that are direct seeds.

 

[leto1776]

Participants in the MFP trials have been announced
Elnur Agaev
Pavel Gordeev
Herman Beryozkin
Evgeny Lakhin

Going with Agaev as my choice in this.

 

[KeeSmyth]

Too late right now, unless he could convince Road to give him one of the two slots that are direct seeds.

has anyone been granted those yet?

 

[leto1776]

Opening round scheduled for June. Internationals trials and round two of China trials for April.

has anyone been granted those yet?

It hasn't been announced, but it's a good possibility they already have them filled.

 

[Asurah]

The opening round matchups for the DEEP trials are Yuki Okano vs Kota Shimoishi and Luiz Andrade I vs Kimihiro Eto

 

[bokeboke]

I was bummed for Shinji when he lost the fight for the belt against A-Sol .Very emotional he didn't get to take it home to his wife. I hope he wins this tourney to get back to A-Sol. You got a great trainer bro

I'll tell him you said so. He really is a super nice guy.

 

[leto1776]

Elnur Agaev wins Russia Trials

 

[leto1776]

Updated entrants list

Winners of Group A of the international trials:
Ronys Torres (19-0), Brazil
Chan-Hyun Kim (18-10), Korea
Gleristone Santos (33-6), Brazil
Shamil Zavurov (31-5), Russia
Dae-Sung Park (5-1), Korea
Leo Kuntz (18-3), U.S.A.
Shinji Sasaki (19-10-3), Japan

The Tournament alternates will be:
Hae-Jin Park (2-1), Korea
Won-Bin Ki (5-3), Korea

Winner of the South East Asia trials:
Reydon Romero

Winner of Russia Trials:
Elnur Agaev

The final brackets will be filled by
(2) Winners of the China trials second round:
K. Amartuvshin vs. Habiti Tuerxunbieke
versus the winner of
Zhenyue Huang vs. Lianru Shang
(2) Winners of International Trials group B
Yui Chul Nam vs. TBA
Melvin Guillard vs. Seung Yeon Kim
(1) Winner of Japan Trials held in Deep:
Yuki Okano vs. Kota Shimoishi
versus the winner of
Luiz Andrade vs. Kimihiro Eto
(2) Directly seeded fighters[/QUOTE]


I'm curious to see how they will set up the Opening round and later. Will they go with a real bracket? Will they subscribe to the usual Asian tournament fuckery of deciding the matchups before each round?

 

[fermaPY]

Updated entrants list

Winners of Group A of the international trials:
Ronys Torres (19-0), Brazil
Chan-Hyun Kim (18-10), Korea
Gleristone Santos (33-6), Brazil
Shamil Zavurov (31-5), Russia
Dae-Sung Park (5-1), Korea
Leo Kuntz (18-3), U.S.A.
Shinji Sasaki (19-10-3), Japan

The Tournament alternates will be:
Hae-Jin Park (2-1), Korea
Won-Bin Ki (5-3), Korea

Winner of the South East Asia trials:
Reydon Romero

Winner of Russia Trials:
Elnur Agaev

The final brackets will be filled by
(2) Winners of the China trials second round:
K. Amartuvshin vs. Habiti Tuerxunbieke
versus the winner of
Zhenyue Huang vs. Lianru Shang
(2) Winners of International Trials group B
Yui Chul Nam vs. TBA
Melvin Guillard vs. Seung Yeon Kim
(1) Winner of Japan Trials held in Deep:
Yuki Okano vs. Kota Shimoishi
versus the winner of
Luiz Andrade vs. Kimihiro Eto
(2) Directly seeded fighters

I'm curious to see how they will set up the Opening round and later. Will they go with a real bracket? Will they subscribe to the usual Asian tournament fuckery of deciding the matchups before each round?[/QUOTE]

Looking at the list really quickly Gleristone Santos is my pick to win this thing....
Really want to know the names of the seeded fightes

 

[leto1776]

Match ups for International Trials part B released:
Nam vs. Bronzoulis

Miranda vs Nandin-Erdene

 

[Asurah]

Former M-1 and BAMMA champ Mansour Barnaoui joins the B group on the International Trials. He faces Won Bin Ki who won an alternate bout at ROAD FC 36.

Barnaoui has to be one of the favorites to win it all, great addition

 

[leto1776]

That makes three or four bouts official for group B, instead of two. I guess they're not going to have any direct seeds after all. Works for me. Make everyone work their way in.

 

[greenskye23]

This tourny really stacking up nicely now ,ill take ronys torres to win the whole thing though