Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight

Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...

 Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.

Sengoku FWGP

Kanehara was announced as a participant in World Victory Road

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

's Featherweight Grand Prix. He advanced to the semi-final round with a pair of closely contested decision victories over Jong Man Kim in the first round and Chan Sung Jung in the second round.

Kanehara lost in the semi-finals to Hatsu Hioki

Hatsu Hioki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion...

, but ended up replacing Hioki in the final against Michihiro Omigawa

Michihiro Omigawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...

 after Hioki was not medically cleared due to a concussion. A 17-to-1 long shot, Kanehara ended up winning the tournament, making him the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight

Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...

 Grand-Prix Champion and Sengoku Featherweight Champion.

Following the announcement that Sengoku Lightweight Champion Mizuto Hirota

Mizuto Hirota

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is a former lightweight champion in World Victory Road's Sengoku-promotion, the former lightweight champion for Cage Force, and the current DEEP lightweight champion...

 would vacate his belt, Kanehara accepted a challenge from Marlon Sandro

Marlon Sandro

Marlon Sandro is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Featherweight division.-Early career:Sandro made his professional MMA debut in November 2004...

. The two met in a Featherweight title bout at Sengoku Raiden Championships 13. Kanehara lost via KO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|18-10-5
|  Brady Harrison
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|XFS - Hillside Havoc
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|align=center|3
|align=center|
|Valley Center, California

Valley Center, California

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, United States

United States

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|17-10-5
| Rasul Mirzaev

Rasul Mirzaev

Rasul Rabadanovich Mirzaev is a Russian mixed martial artist.- Sports career :Mirzaev began training at the Moscow-based Sambo-70 sports club in 2007. In November 2010, Mirzaev won first place at the combat sambo division of the World Sambo Championships that was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,...

|TKO (Punches)
|Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:44
|Moscow, Russia
|For Euro-Asia Featherweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|17-9-5
| Motoshi Miyaji
| KO (punches)
|Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:09
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|16-9-5
| Yoshiro Maeda

Yoshiro Maeda

Yoshiro Maeda is a Japanese mixed martial artist that has competed for Pancrase, DEEP, Pride, WEC and DREAM. He fought for the WEC Bantamweight Title at WEC 34 against Miguel Torres...

| TKO (punches)
|World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|16-8-5
| Marlon Sandro

Marlon Sandro

Marlon Sandro is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Featherweight division.-Early career:Sandro made his professional MMA debut in November 2004...

| KO (punch)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 13
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:38
|Tokyo, Japan
|Lost Featherweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|16-7-5
| Norifumi Yamamoto

Norifumi Yamamoto

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is associated with Purebred Tokyo and Krazy Bee. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing events promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX banners...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
|Non Title Fight
|-
|Win
|align=center|15-7-5
| Michihiro Omigawa

Michihiro Omigawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Decision (split)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road on August 2, 2009. It featured the final round of WVR's 2009 Featherweight Grand-Prix. This event was broadcast in North America via tape delay on HDNet....

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
|Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Final Round. Hioki was unable to continue.
|-
|Loss
|align=center|14-7-5
| Hatsu Hioki

Hatsu Hioki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion...

|Decision (unanimous)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road on August 2, 2009. It featured the final round of WVR's 2009 Featherweight Grand-Prix. This event was broadcast in North America via tape delay on HDNet....

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
|Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Third Round
|-
|Win
|align=center|14-6-5
| Chan Sung Jung
|Decision (unanimous)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road. It took place on May 2, 2009 and featured the second round of WVR's 2009 Featherweight Grand-Prix.- Results :...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Second Round
|-
|Win
|align=center|13-6-5
| Jong Man Kim

Jong Man Kim

Kim Jong-Man , often anglicised to Jong-Man Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division.He faced Hideo Tokoro at Dynamite!! 2009 and lost via unanimous decision....

|Decision (unanimous)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 was a mixed martial arts-event promoted by World Victory Road. It took place on March 20, 2009.- Results :...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Opening Round
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-6-5
| Kenji Arai

Kenji Arai

is a Japanese footballer.-Career:Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first season...

|KO (punches)
|Pancrase - Changing Tour 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:14
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-6-5
| Takafumi Otsuka
|Decision (split)
|Deep 38 - Impact
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-5-5
| Isamu Sugiuchi
|KO (punches)
|ZST - Battle Hazard 03
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:47
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-5-5
| Erikas Petraitis
|Decision
|Shooto Lithuania - Bushido 2008
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-4-5
| Shunichi Shimizu
|Submission (armbar)
|ZST - ZST.16
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:42
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Draw
|align=center|9-4-5
| Naoyuki Kotani

Naoyuki Kotani

Naoyuki Kotani is a Japanese mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He has fought in a number of different organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

|Draw
|ZST - ZST.15: Fifth Anniversary
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-4-4
| Yoichiro Karsuyama
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|ZST - ZST.14
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:45
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-4-4
| Tashiro Nishiuchi
|KO (punch)
|ZST - ZST.13
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:59
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3-4
|  Arūnas Jurgelėnas
|Submission (choke)
|K-1 Gladiators 2007 in Estonia
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:47
|Tallinn, Estonia
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3-4
| Tetsu Suzuki
|Decision (majority)
|Hero's 8

Hero's 8

Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Nagoya, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-3-4
| Shinya Sato
|Submission (armbar)
|ZST - ZST.12
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-3-4
| Taro Himura
|Submission (armbar)
|ZST - SWAT! 08
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:20
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-3-4
| Kenichi Ito
|KO (knee)
|ZST - SWAT! 07
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|3-3-4
| Hiroyuki Ota
|Draw
|ZST - SWAT! 06
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-3-3
| Hisashi Hiyama
|Submission (armbar)
|ZST - SWAT! 05
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-3-3
| Toshiyuki Saito
|KO (knee)
|ZST - SWAT! 04
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:37
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-3-3
| Shinya Sato
|Submission (kimura)
|ZST - ZST.8
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:47
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|1-2-3
| Norimasa Isozaki
|Draw
|ZST - Battle Hazard 2
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|1-2-2
| Hiroyuki Ota
|Draw
|ZST - SWAT! 02
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|1-2-1
| Masayuki Okude
|Draw
|ZST - SWAT! 01
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-2-0
| Satoru Ida
|Decision (Unanimous)
|ZST - Grand Prix 2 Final Round
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-2-0
| Masayuki Okude
|Submission (armbar)
|ZST - Grand Prix 2 Opening Round
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:22
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-1-0
| Isamu Sugiuchi
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|DEEP - 12th Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:44
|Tokyo, Japan
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