Hero's 6


 August 5, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Ariake Coliseum drawing 11,900
Shown on tape delay on TBS
  1. Koutetsu Boku beat Alexandre Franca Nogueira (2nd) via unanimous decision.

  2. Semmy Schilt beat Min Soo Kim (1st - 4:46) via submission.

  3. Ivan Menjivar beat Hideo Tokoro (2nd) via split decision.

  4. JZ Calvan KO Hiroyuki Takaya (1st - 0:30).

  5. Rani Yahira beat Kazuya Yasuhiro (1st - 1:08) via submission.

  6. Caol Uno beat Kultar Gill (2nd - 3:30) via submission.

  7. Yoshihiro Akiyama TKO Taiei Kin (1st - 2:01).

  8. Melvin Manhoef TKO Crosley Gracie (1st - 9:12).

  9. Don Frye beat Yoshihisa Yamamoto (1st - 4:52) via submission.

  10. Shungo Oyama beat Rodrigo Gracie (2nd) via split decision.

  11. Kazushi Sakuraba beat Kestutis Smirnovas (1st - 6:41) via submission.










Hero's 7


 October 9, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama Arena drawing 10,631
Shown live on TBS (14.6)
  1. Hiromitsu Miura TKO Ryo Kakigawa (1st - 1:36).

  2. Antonio Silva KO Georgy Kaysinov (1st - 1:08).

  3. Hideo Tokoro beat Ken Kaneko (1st - 1:50) via submission.

  4. JZ Calvan beat Rani Yahya (1st - 0:39) via submission.

  5. Caol Uno beat Ivan Menjivar (2nd) via unanimous decision.

  6. Yoshihiro Akiyama TKO Kestutis Smirnovas (1st - 3:01).

  7. Melvin Manhoef TKO Shungo Oyama (1st - 1:04).

  8. Kazuyuki Miyata TKO Ian James Schaffa (1st - 0:49).

  9. Carlos Newton TKO Tokimitsu Ishizawa (1st - 0:22).

  10. Don Frye KO Min Soo Kim (2nd - 2:47).

  11. JZ Calvan beat Caol Uno (2nd) via split decision to win the 2006 Hero's Middleweight Tournament.

  12. Yoshihiro Akiyama beat Melvin Manhoef (1st - 1:58) via submission to win the 2006 Hero's Light Heavyweight Tournament.










Hero's Light Heavyweight Tournament 2006


 August 5 - October 9, 2006

Yoshihiro Akiyama__
                   |Akiyama__
Taiei Kin__________|         |
                             |Akiyama__
Kazushi Sakaraba___          |         |
                   |***______|         |
Kestutis Smirnovas_|                   |
                                       |Akiyama__
Shungo Oyama_______                    |
                   |Oyama____          |
Rodrigo Gracie_____|         |         |
                             |Manhoef__|
Crosley Gracie_____          |
                   |Manhoef__|
Melvin Manhoef_____|

Note: Sakaraba beat Smirnovas in the first round. However, he
withdrew from the second round and was replaced by Smirnovas.