World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009
Encyclopedia
World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 (Sengoku Rebellion 2009) was an mixed martial arts
-event promoted by World Victory Road
. It took place on January 4, 2009, at the Saitama Super Arena
in Saitama City, Japan
, and hosted the creation of the first two Sengoku Champions.
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...
-event promoted by 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...
. It took place on January 4, 2009, at the Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...
in Saitama City, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and hosted the creation of the first two Sengoku Champions.
Results
- Light heavyweight bout:
Hidetada Irie vs. Minoru Kato- Irie defeated Kato by TKO (punches) at 4:21 of the second round.
- Lightweight bout:
Maximo BlancoMaximo BlancoMaximo Blanco is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist and former lightweight King Of Pancrase who has competed for World Victory Road. Blanco holds notable wins over brothers Seigo Inoue and Katsuya Inoue.-Early life:...
vs. Seigo InoueSeigo InoueSeigo Inoue is a Japanese semi-retired professional mixed martial artist who has fought for World Victory Road, DEEP, M-1 Global and Cage Force....- Blanco defeated Inoue by KO (stomps) at 0:38 of the first round.
- Heavyweight bout:
Dave HermanDave Herman (fighter)Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...
vs.
Choi Mu BaeChoi Mu BaeChoi 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:...- Bae defeated Herman by TKO (punches) at 2:22 of the second round.
- Lightweight bout:
Sergey GolyaevSergey GolyaevSergey Golyaev is an Russian mixed martial artist.-Background:Sergey Golyaev has a Muay Thai and Karate background. He started to be engaged in karate at 14 years old and his Muay Thai experience dates back 9 years....
vs. Eiji MitsuokaEiji MitsuokaEiji 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...- Mitsuoka defeated Golyaev by submission (armbar) at 4:22 of the first round.
- Heavyweight bout:
Antonio SilvaAntonio Silva (fighter)Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He initially fought in the super heavyweight division, but currently competes in the heavyweight weight class. He is the first and last EliteXC heavyweight champion...
vs. Yoshihiro NakaoYoshihiro NakaoYoshihiro "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...- Silva defeated Nakao by TKO (injury) at 1:42 of the first round.
- Light heavyweight bout:
- Muhammed LawalMuhammed Lawal|-| Win|align=center| 8–1| Roger Gracie| KO | Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:37|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States|||-| Loss|align=center| 7–1| Rafael Cavalcante| TKO...
vs. Yukiya Naito - Lawal defeated Naito by TKO (punches) at 3:54 of the first round.
- Light heavyweight bout:
- Sanae KikutaSanae KikutaSanae Kikuta is a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization, and currently fights for World Victory Road...
vs. Hidehiko YoshidaHidehiko Yoshidais a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a long time veteran of Japan's Pride Fighting Championships, competing in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, also managing to fight in the semi-finals in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix... - Kikuta defeated Yoshida by split decision, 2–1.
- Middleweight Championship bout:
- Kazuo MisakiKazuo MisakiKazuo 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...
vs. Jorge SantiagoJorge Santiago|-| Loss|align=center| 23-10| Demian Maia| Decision | UFC 136| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 23–9| Brian Stann| TKO | UFC 130| |align=center| 2|align=center| 4:29... - Santiago defeated Misaki by submission (rear naked chokeRear naked chokeThe Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
) at 3:26 of the fifth round and became the new Sengoku Middleweight champion.
- Lightweight Championship bout:
- Takanori GomiTakanori Gomi, is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gomi is a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and was the last and only Pride Lightweight Champion. He is also a four-time All Japan Combat Wrestling champion. During his time in Pride he was considered...
vs. Satoru KitaokaSatoru 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... - Kitaoka defeated Gomi by submission (achilles lock) at 1:41 of the first round and became the new Sengoku Lightweight champion.