Fight Order Announced! Main Event Is The Battle Of Kings

The fight order for SENGOKU VII, which takes place on March 20th, has been announced on SENGOKU’s Official Website. The main event will be the Light Heavyweight fight between King Mo and LHW King Of Pancrase Ryo Kawamura. Hatsu Hioki and Chris Manuel got the semi main event spot for their Featherweight GP fight.

SENGOKU VII
Date: March 20th, 2009
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan

LHW: 10. King Mo vs. Ryo Kawamura
FWGP: 9. Hatsu Hioki vs. Chris Manuel
FWGP: 8. Nam Phan vs. Hideki Kadowaki
HW: 7. James Thompson vs. Big Jim York
FWGP: 6. Michihiro Omigawa vs. L.C. Davis
FWGP: 5. Marlon Sandro vs. Matt Jaggers
FWGP: 4. Kim Jong Man vs. Masanori Kanehara
FWGP: 3. Chan Sung Jung vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari
FWGP: 2. Ronnie Ushiwaka vs. Tetsuya Yamada
FWGP: 1. Seiya Kawahara vs. Nick Denis

GP Fights Set! Leonardo Santos To SENGOKU

The GP fights for the SENGOKU Featherweight GP starting on March 20th were announced today. The three rumored fights came through and besides them Masanori Kanehara will face Kim Jong Man, Shintar Ishiwatari will take on Chan Sung Jung in what should be an explosive fight, Hatsu Hiko and Chris Manuel will square off, Seiya Kawahara will battle Nick Denis, and “Super High School Student” Tetsuya Yamada will get a tough test in Ronnie Ushiwaka.

Also announced was the first official participant for SENGOKU VIII which will take place on May 2nd. He is a new signing in Nova Uniao Lightweight BJJ expert Leonardo Santos who is currently on a 5 fight winning streak. Santos is the brother of Wagney Fabiano and faced Takanori Gomi in his first professional fight back in 2002.

Update: The quarterfinals of the Featherweight GP and a Middleweight, Welterweight, and Lightweight fight are planned to be held at SENGOKU VIII. The Leonardo Santos vs. TBA fight is likely to be a number 1 contender fight for a shot at Kitaoka.

SENGOKU VII
Date: March 20th, 2009
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan

Light Heavyweight Fight:
King Mo vs. Ryo Kawamura

Heavyweight Fight:
James Thompson vs. Big Jim York

Featherweight GP Fights:
Marlon Sandro vs. Matt Jaggers
Nam Phan vs. Hideki Kadowaki
Michihiro Omigawa vs. L.C. Davis
Kim Jong Man vs. Masanori Kanehara
Ronnie Ushiwaka vs. Tetsuya Yamada
Hatsu Hioki vs. Chris Manuel
Seiya Kawahara vs. Nick Denis
Chan Sung Jung vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari

SENGOKU VIII
Date: May 2nd, 2009
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan

Participants:
Leonardo Santos

The Korean Zombie! Chan Sung Jung

Name: Chan Sung Jung
Born: March 17th, 1987
Height: 175 cm
Background: Hapkido & Kickboxing
MMA Record: 10-1
Dojo: Korean Top Team

The Korean Zombie Is Born

Chan Sung Jung studied Hapkido (Korean Aikido) for years before joining a Kickboxing gym at the age of 18. He later joined the Jungshin MMA Gym to start his MMA training. Today he trains at the Korean Top Team.

Jung’s nickname in Korea is “Zombie”. His MMA record is currently 9-1. However, including his amateur fights he has probably had over 35 fights (might include Kickboxing fights).

Taking Over Korean MMA

In June of 2007 Jung won in an event called Super Sambo in Korea. In December the same year he participated in the Lightweight division of the first ever Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament. He defeated In Seok Yoo by submission in the semifinals and in the final he faced Machado Jiu-Jitsu’s Hyung Geol Lee and won by TKO.

Jung was also a participant of a show called Street Fighter in 2007 which aired on South Korean cable TV. He participated in the 70 kg tournament and won. The tournament was stand-up only (similar to K-1 but not in a ring).

Jung’s last fight in Korea was in May of 2008 when he participated in a KOREA-FC 8-Man MMA Tournament which he won, continuing his undefeated MMA streak.

Advancement To Japan

In August the same year he made his MMA debut in Japan when he faced UFC & PRIDE veteran Michihiro Omigawa at a GLADIATOR event in Okayama. He defeated Omigawa by decision and returned to Japan for the second time in December against Cage Force Featherweight GP semifinalist, Fanjin Son. He won by KO in 17 seconds.

The 2009 SENGOKU Featherweight GP

After his two impressive victories in Japan, Jung was signed by big promotion SENGOKU to compete in their 2009 Featherweight GP. In the first round of the GP he faced Shooto veteran Shintaro Ishiwatari. In what might have been the most exciting fight of the first round, Jung submitted Ishiwatari late in the first round after dropping him.

Jung advanced in the tournament and faced Team ZST’s Masanori Kanehara in the second round. The fight went to the judges who declared Kanehara as the winner, a decision that many disagreed with. However, on August 2nd, Jung got another chance in SENGOKU and it’s Featherweight GP when he faced Matt Jaggers in the reserve fight of the GP finals. Jung won by triangle choke in the second round.

Fight Videos

2007
Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinal: Vs. In Seok Yoo – December
Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament Final: Vs. Hyung Geol Lee – December
Street Fighter Semifinal: Vs. Taekwondo Guy
Street Fighter Final: Vs. Aikido Guy

2008
GLADIATOR II: Vs. Michihiro Omigawa – August 16th
DEEP 39 IMPACT: Vs. Fanjin Son – December 10th

2009
SENGOKU VII: vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari – March 20th
SENGOKU VIII: vs. Masanori Kanehara – May 2nd
SENGOKU IX: vs. Matt Jaggers – August 2nd

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Sources: NeoKumaPage & SENGOKU Profile

New SENGOKU VII Poster!

We see the Brazilian, American, South Korean, Canadian (probably), and Australian flags on the poster. However, no fighter from Australia has been announced yet. Who could the Australian fighter in the GP be? Ian Schaffa? The poster also shows us that Hatsu Hioki is the fighter that WVR will push in this GP.