Tokyo Sabres

The Tokyo Sabres are an International Fight League team based in Tokyo, Japan (but train in California). The Sabres are coached by bodybuilder Ken Yasuda. Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki use to be a mentor to the Sabres but after their horrible 0-5 loss to the Los Angeles Anacondas Inoki broke all ties with the IFL. The following year the Tokyo Sabres made a phenomenal perfect season (3-0) in 2007 to clinch a spot in the 2007 IFL Championship Playoffs.

Record/Roster

The Sabres are 11-14 in the IFL as of August 2007.

Reached 2007 IFL Semi Finals (lost to New York Pitbulls)

^{o= fought as an opening bought, does not go towards team record}

^{*= fought as an intraleague superfight, does not go towards team record}

^{a= fought as an alternate fight, does not go towards team record}

^{1= matches fought when Hamanaka was an LHW}

^{GP= fought during the individual Grand Prix, does not go toward team record}

All records are IFL fights only

Current fighers as of 2007 season:

*Savant Young (2-2) (LW)def Ed West by decision (unanimous) (02/02/07)

def Josh Odom by KO (punch) in the first round (03/17/07)

lost to Ryan Schultz by decision (unanimous) (06/01/07)

lost to Deividas Taurosevicius by decision (unanimous) (08/02/07)

*Jason Palacios (2-0) (LW) ALTERNATEdef Ian Loveland by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round (06/01/07)^a

def Joe Sampieri by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round (08/02/07)^a

*Masaaki Izena (0-1) (LW) ALTERNATElost to Matt Ver Halen by decision (unanimous) (02/02/07)^a

*Kazuhiro Hamanaka (0-3) (MW)lost to Alex Schoenauer by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round (9/09/06)¹

was supposed to face Shane Johnson on 2/02/07 but Johnson could not make weight and the doctors would not let him continue cutting weight. Thus an alternate light weight bout took place

lost to Jeremy Williams by submission (triangle choke) in the first round (03/17/07)

lost to Matt Horwich by KO (kick) in the first round (06/01/07)

was supposed to face Dan Miller but was injured during training, thus alternate Dave Phillips took the fight instead

*Dave Phillips (0-1) (MW) ALTERNATElost to Dan Miller by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round (08/02/07)

IFL Light Heavyweight Champion

*Vladimir Matyushenko (5-0) (LHW) def Dwayne Compton by submission (arm bar) in the first round (02/02/07)

def Justin Levin by TKO (strikes) in the first round (03/17/07)

def Aaron Stark by TKO (strikes) in the first round (06/01/07)

def Tim Boetsch by decision (unanimous) (08/02/07)

def Alex Schoenauer by decision (unanimous) to become the first IFL Light Heavyweight Champion (11/03/07)^GP

*Wayne Cole (0-2) (HW)lost to Antoine Jaoude by KO in the second round (03/17/07)

was supposed to face Devin Cole on 6/01/07 but injured himself during training. Thus alternate fighter Orville Palmer took the fight instead

lost to Bryan Vetell by decision (unanimous) (08/02/07)

*Orville Palmer (1-0) (HW) ALTERNATEdef Devin Cole by decision (split) (06/01/07)

Former Fighters:

*Zach George (1-0) (LW) ALTERNATEdef Danny Suarez by decision (unanimous) (03/17/07)^a

left to join the Portland Wolfpack

*Ed West (0-2) (LW) lost to Chris Horodecki by Unanimous decision (9/09/06)

left to join the Tucson Scorpions

*Amos Sotelo (0-1) (WW)lost to Jay Hieron by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round (9/09/06)

*Antonio McKee (4-0) (WW)def Gabe Rivas by TKO (injury) in the second round (02/02/07)

def Rodrigo Ruas by decision (unanimous) (03/17/07)

def Mike Dolce by decision (unanimous) (06/01/07)

def Delson Heleno by decision (split) (08/02/07)

was terminated from the IFL due to breaching his contract by fighting for another MMA organization. All IFL contract are exclusive

*John Cole (0-1) (MW)lost to Mike Pyle by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round (9/09/06)

*Shane Johnson (1-0)(MW)def Bobby Johnson by KO in the third round (9/09/06)^o

left to join the Tucson Scorpions

*Tom Howard (0-1) (HW)lost to Krysztof Soszynski by TKO in the first round (9/09/06)
*John Marsh (0-1) (HW)lost to Chad Griggs by TKO (strikes) in the third round (02/02/07)

*Katsuhisa Fujii (HW)

*Masayuki Kono (HW)

2006 Season Schedule/ Results

Links

* [http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Sabres.html Tokyo Sabres] Team Page
* [http://www.ifl.tv/ International Fight Leage]