World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

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World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8
Information
Promotion World Victory Road
DateMay 2, 2009
Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan
Attendance8,745
Event chronology
World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

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. [1]

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

World Victory Road MMA promoter based in Japan

World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) 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 (JMM). The Sengoku championship was broadcast on Fuji TV and pay-per-view in Japan, and on HDNet in United States.

Contents

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Hatsu Hioki def. Ronnie Mann Submission (Triangle Choke)13:09
Featherweight Michihiro Omigawa def. Nam Phan TKO (Punches)14:52
Lightweight Kazunori Yokota def. Leonardo Santos Decision (Split)35:00
Light heavyweight Alexandre Ribeiro def. Keiichiro Yamamiya KO (Punch)30:51
Featherweight Masanori Kanehara def. Chan Sung Jung Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Featherweight Marlon Sandro def. Nick Denis KO (Punches)10:19
Welterweight Makoto Takimoto def.Michael CostaSubmission (Heel Hook)13:31
Light Heavyweight Stanislav Nedkov def. Travis Wiuff TKO (Punches)30:42
WelterweightAkihiko Moridef. Maximo Blanco DQ (Illegal Soccer Kick)14:20
Bantamweight Shigeki Osawa def.Kota IshibashiDecision (Unanimous)25:00
LightweightHirotoshi Saitodef.Yoshitaka AbeSubmission (Armbar)12:52

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    References

    1. "Makoto Takimoto meets Michael Costa in May at Sengoku Eighth Battle". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-25.