''Dynamite!! 2009'' was a

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and

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events promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, held in the

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on December 31, 2009. The event included bouts that encompass the

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, Sengoku Raiden Championship,

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, and K-1 World MAX banners. The event aired on

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in North America. The event had the conclusion of the U18 K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament. The Final Four, as decided from eight participants at K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final in October, faced off in a one-night tournament to decide the K-1 KOSHIEN 2009 Champion. Also, the conclusion of the DREAM Super Hulk tournament was held, continuing from the previous round which took place at Dream 11.

Background

On November 25, 2009, a press conference was held to announce co-promotion between

and

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for Dynamite!! 2009. Currently, there are plans for seven different "DREAM vs. Sengoku" fights on the card. The planned bout between

Hidehiko Yoshida is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships, competing in the Middleweight (93kg) and Heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer ...

and Satoshi Ishii was officially moved from Sengoku's New Year's Eve show to Dynamite!! 2009. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that DREAM Lightweight champion Shinya Aoki would not be taking on fellow DREAM fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in a challenge for the title belt, but instead would be fighting Lightweight Champion, Mizuto Hirota to fit the DREAM vs Sengoku card, but was not a unification bout. Masato was originally intended to face Giorgio Petrosyan, the 2009 MAX Champion, but Petrosyan fractured a bone in his right hand during his semi-final bout versus Yuya Yamamoto. The fight was billed as Masato's retirement fight. Hideo Tokoro was scheduled to face Marlon Sandro, but Sandro pulled out on short notice due to an injury.

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filled in for Sandro against Tokoro.

Results

Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Bracket

* Note: Bob Sapp was brought back into the tournament replacing Gegard Mousasi due to injury.

K-1 KOSHIEN 62kg 2009 Bracket

DREAM vs. Sengoku results

This event marked the first inter-promotional fights between Japanese MMA organizations

and Sengoku Raiden Championship. Leading into the main event, each organization had won 4 respective bouts. Shinya Aoki's submission victory resulted in the tie-breaking win, giving DREAM the final winning result of 5 wins and 4 losses.

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