Featherweight Grand Prix Final Round

 

Jung defeated Jaggers via submission (triangle choke

Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...

) at 1:25 of round 2.

 

Omigawa defeated Sandro via "must decide" judges decision (Omigawa, Omigawa, Sandro) after initially scoring it a majority draw (30–30, 30–30, 30–29 Sandro). 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...

 vs   Masanori Kanehara

Masanori Kanehara

Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.-Sengoku FWGP:...

Hioki defeated Kanehara via unanimous decision.

 

Kanehara defeated Omigawa via split decision. Hioki was unable to continue due to a concussion and was replaced by Kanehara.

Non-Grand Prix bouts

• Heavyweight bout:   Yoshihiro Nakao
  Yoshihiro Nakao
  Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao is a Japanese heavyweight mixed martial artist and former K-1 kickboxer who has defeated the likes of Don Frye, Jim York, Wesley Correira, and Edson Draggo. He is currently under contract to fight for DREAM and World Victory Road promotions...
  
   vs.   Choi Mu Bae
  Choi Mu Bae
  Choi Mu-Bae , often anglicised to Mu-Bae Choi, is a South Korean former heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and now mixed martial artist, who is associated with Team Tackle and KPW Korea.-Mixed martial arts:...
  
  

Nakao defeated Choi via unanimous decision.

• Lightweight bout:   Eiji Mitsuoka
  Eiji Mitsuoka
  Eiji Mitsuoka is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and Cage Force veteran who has fought for DREAM, World Victory Road, PRIDE, Shooto, DEEP, and King of the Cage promotions. Eiji holds notable wins over Rodrigo Damm, Joachim Hansen, and Brian Cobb...
  
   vs.   Clay French

Mitsuoka defeated French via submission (guillotine choke

Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

) at 1:51 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Akihiro Gono
  Akihiro Gono
  is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...
  
   vs.   Dan Hornbuckle
  Dan Hornbuckle
  Dan Hornbuckle is an American mixed martial artist. Hornbuckle holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jack McVicker and has a self-proclaimed black belt in "intensity". Hornbuckle is Native American, and is a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribe...
  
  

Hornbuckle defeated Gono via KO (Head Kick) at 2:50 of round 3.

• Heavyweight bout:   Kazuyuki Fujita
  Kazuyuki Fujita
  is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE, K-1 and currently fighting in Sengoku....
  
   vs.   Blagoi Ivanov
  Blagoi Ivanov
  |-| Win| 5-0 | Zak Jensen| Technical submission | Bellator 52| |align=center| 2|align=center| 2:35|Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States| Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-| Win| 4–0 | William Penn| TKO...
  
  

Ivanov defeated Fujita via split decision.

• Middleweight bout:   Kazuhiro Nakamura
  Kazuhiro Nakamura
  Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...
  
   vs.   Kazuo Misaki
  Kazuo Misaki
  Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...
  
  

Misaki defeated Nakamura via submission (guillotine choke

Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

) at 3:03 of round 1.

• Lightweight Championship bout:   Satoru Kitaoka
  Satoru Kitaoka
  , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase, but moved down to lightweight in 2008 when he joined MMA promoter World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his submission grappling abilities and is the reigning BJJ and No-Gi Open...
  
   (c) vs.   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...
  
  

Hirota defeated Kitaoka via TKO (Knees) at 2:50 of round 4 to become the new Lightweight Champion.

Sengoku Gold Cup finals

• Lightweight final:   Koji Ando vs.   Ikuo Usuda

Usuda defeats Ando by unanimous decision.

• Bantamweight final:   Ryosuke Komori vs.   Takeshi Numajiri

Komori defeats Numajiri by TKO at 3:25 of round 1.

• Featherweight final:   Toru Hari vs.   Shigeki Osawa
  Shigeki Osawa
  Shigeki Osawa is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Osawa has competed almost exclusively for Sengoku.-Background:...
  
  

Osawa defeats Hari by TKO at 4:24 of round 1.

2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Bracket

• Note: Hioki was unable to continue due to a concussion and was replaced by Kanehara.

  Jung Chan Sung

Jung Chan Sung

Jung Chan-Sung , often anglicised to Chan-Sung Jung, is a South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. His nickname "The Korean Zombie" comes from his ability to continue to fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows...

 def.   Matt Jaggers at Sengoku 9