Masanori Kanehara

[HISTORY]

Statistics
Name: Masanori Kanehara
Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight: 145 lb (66 kg)
Nationality: Japanese
Born: November 18, 1982
Fighting Style: Judo, Kickboxing

Mixed Martial Arts Record
Wins: 15
By (T)KO: 4
By Submission: 6
By Decision: 5
Losses: 6
Draws: 5
No Contests: 0

Kanehara was announced as a participant in World Victory Road'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, but ended up replacing Hioki in the final against Michihiro Omigawa after Hioki wasn't medically cleared due to a concussion. A 17-to-1 long shot, Kanehara ended up winning the tournament, making him the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and Sengoku Featherweight Champion.

MMA Fight History:
-June 20' 2010: Sengoku Featherweight Title: lost to Marlon Sandro, World Victory Road-Sengoku 13, 1st round 0:38 KO (Punch)
-December 31' 2009: defeated Norifumi Kid Yamamoto, Dynamite!! 2009, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-August 2' 2009: Sengoku Featherweight Title: defeated Michihiro Omigawa, World Victory Road-Sengoku 9, 3rd round 5:00 Split Decision
-August 2' 2009: lost to Hatsu Hioki, World Victory Road-Sengoku 9, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-May 2' 2009: defeated Chan Sung Jang, World Victory Road-Sengoku 8, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-March 20' 2009: defeated Jong Man Kim, World Victory Road-Sengoku 7, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-February 1' 2009: defeated Kenji Arai, Pancrase-Changing Tour 1, 1st round 3:14 KO (Punches)
-October 23' 2008: lost to Takafumi Otsuka, DEEP-38th Impact, 2nd round 5:00 Split Decision
-August 24' 2008: defeated Isamu Sugiuchi, ZST-Battle Hazard 03, 1st round 0:47 KO (Punches)
-March 16' 2008: lost to Erikas Petraitis, Shooto Lithuania-Bushido 2008, 2nd round 5:00 Split Decision
-February 24' 2008: defeated Shunichi Shimizu, ZST-ZST.16, 2nd round 0:42 Submission (Armbar)
-November 23' 2007: fought to a Draw with Naoyuki Kotani, ZST-ZST.15: Fifth Anniversary, 2nd round 5:00
-October 7' 2007: defeated Yoichiro Karsuyama, ZST-ZST.14, 1st round 3:45 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
-June 10' 2007: lost to Tashiro Nishiuchi, ZST-ZST.13, 1st round 3:59 KO (Punch)
-April 14' 2007: defeated Arunas Jurgelenas, Shooto Estonia-Bushido, 1st round 1:47 Submission (Forearm Choke)
-March 12' 2007: defeated Tetsu Suzuki, K-1 Hero's 8, 2nd round 5:00 Majority Decision
-February 12' 2007: defeated Shinya Sato, ZST-ZST.12, 1st round 0:56 Submission (Armbar)
-December 17' 2006 defeated Taro Himura, ZST-SWAT! 08, 1st round 2:20 Submission (Armbar)
-October 1' 2006: defeated Kenichi Ito, ZST-SWAT! 07, 2nd round 1:00 KO (Knee)
-August 27' 2006: fought to a Draw with Hiroyuki Ota, ZST-SWAT! 06, 2nd round 5:00
-June 4' 2006: defeated Hisashi Hiyama, ZST-SWAT! 05, 1st round 0:56 Submission (Armbar)
-April 23' 2006: defeated Toshiyuki Saito, ZST-SWAT! 04, 1st round 1:37 KO (Knee)
-November 23' 2005: lost to Shinya Sato, ZST-ZST.8, 2nd round 2:47 Submission (Kimura)
-September 10' 2005: fought to a Draw with Norimasa Isozaki, ZST-Battle Hazard 2, 2nd round 5:00
-July 24' 2005: fought to a Draw with Hiroyuki Ota, ZST-SWAT! 02, 2nd round 5:00
-April 17' 2005: fought to a Draw with Masayuki Okude, ZST-SWAT! 01, 2nd round 5:00
-September 15' 2003: lost to Isamu Sugiuchi, DEEP-12th Impact, 2nd round 1:44 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)