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Takanori Gomi has confirmed he will fight in Vale Tudo Japan 2009 later this year, before taking his career to the USA. The Japanese lightweight made the revelation in a blog posting today, in which he also lambasted the media for focusing so much on him and less on other Japanese fighters.


“Today was an important day for me. I’m confirmed to fight at VTJ 09 and I believe I’ll have a great presentation in the ring. The expectation is to be at my best,” he wrote. “I decided to fight again thanks to friends Genki Sudo and Rumina Sato. They convinced me of taking this challenge”.


But he added, “I hope not to answer further questions over it. The fans understand me. The future is not to talk much. I’ve been talking to the press and something has happened frequently, something that bothers me a lot”.


“Every time I appear in public, people charge up to me asking when I will fight, who I will fight and whether I am training. I’m sick and tired of all this demand. The truth is Japan has excellent fighters and huge idols, so some times I ask myself “Why me?” Why all this focus towards me?”


“Sometimes I’d like to keep it private and expose myself less to these questionnaires. The idea I have in mind is fighting my last fight in Japan. After VTJ 09, I will think about the future. Maybe I’ll go to USA after my baby’s born.”


source:
http://www.brasilcombate.com.br/takanor ... tudo-japan

*This text was translated from Japanese into English and taken of Gomi official blog:
http://yaplog.jp/gomitakanori/7

Vale Tudo Japan 09
Date: October 30th, 2009
Place: JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan

VTJ Rules, 71kg, 5×5 mins:
Takanori Gomi vs. Tony Hervey

VTJ Rules, 65kg, 5×5 mins:
Lion Takeshi vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira

Shooto Welterweight Title Fight, 3×5 mins:
Willamy “Chiquerinho” Chiquerim vs. Kenichiro Togashi

Shooto Bantamweight Fight, 3×5 mins:
Mamoru Yamaguchi vs. Jesse Taitano

VTJ Rules:
Tenkei Fujimiya vs. Tito Jones

Participants:
Rumina Sato
Yoichiro Sato

Lion Takeshi vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira

I better be able to watch this.

Leading Shooto promoter Sustain announced Sunday that longtime Shooto fan favorite and former 143-pound Pacific Rim champion Rumina Sato will fight Joe Warren at Vale Tudo Japan 2009.

Full Results:

Masato Sannai vs. Kosuke Eda (Majority Draw)
Jung Min Kang def. Yoichiro Sato (KO (punch), Rd.1
Mamoru Yamaguchi def. Jesse Taitano (TKO (punches), Rd.1
Willamy Freire def. Kenichiro Togashi (TKO (doctor's stoppage), Rd.1

Tito Jones def. Tenkei Oda (Unanimous Decision)
Rumina Sato def. Cory Grant (TKO (punches), Rd.1
Takeshi Inoue def. Alexandre Franca Nogueira (TKO (punches), Rd.4
Takanori Gomi def. Tony Hervey (Unanimous Decision)