Just posted–SavSci Japan editor Lyman Hoyt evaluates Satoshi Ishii’s professional MMA debut:
Evaluating Satoshi Ishii’s MMA debut @ The Savage Science

Here’s the trailer video for the Fields Dynamite New Years’ Eve show:

Wow. This fight is going to be huge in Japan. Satoshi Ishii will make his pro MMA debut against tough as nails veteran and fellow Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Freakin’ Yoshida! There’s a long running tradition of not ‘going easy’ on newcomers to MMA, particularly those from a judo background. [...]

Here’s a TV promo spot for Sengoku X featuring an assortment of Japanese judo gods including Satoshi Ishii and the legendary Hidehiko Yoshida:

The latest episode of the Sengoku TV show SengokuG is online, with previews of much of the Sengoku 9 card. HT: Nightmare of Battle:
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Nikkan Sports is reporting that Japan’s judo gold medalist and newly minted Sengoku MMA fighter Satoshi Ishii will be training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. He’s recovering well from surgery to repair a minor hernia and expect to resumes training hardcore soon. There has been some concern in the Japanese fight sport [...]

Via Nightmare of Battle:
Here’s the latest edition of the Sengoku TV show. Lots of Ishii coverage here. The first of three parts is below and you can head over to NOB for the rest:
SENGOKUG! Episode 36 @ Nightmare of Battle

Head over to the great Japanese MMA news blog Nightmare of Battle for parts [...]