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Kazuhiro Sakamoto
Kazuhiro Sakamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Sakamoto is a longtime Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan veteran and currently serves as a representative and promoter for Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan. Career Sakamoto trained in amateur wrestling before becoming a trainee under Satoru Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym. He was the lightweight champion of the second pre-shooting tournament. He was a frequent opponent of Kenichi Tanaka, another Sayama trainee whom he fought and eventually captured the Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship from. He is now a head trainer at Shooting Gym Tokyo. Sakamoto currently coaches current Rizin FF fighter Kazuma Kuramoto. Championships and Accomplishments *Shooto ** Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 13-4 , Leonid Zaslavsky , Submission (rear naked choke) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Okochi
Mamoru Okochi is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 10-13-2 , Hiroharu Matsufuji , TKO (punches) , Shooto: 11/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:30 , Setagaya, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-13-2 , Yuki Shojo , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto 2006: 5/28 in Kitazawa Town Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Setagaya, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-12-2 , Takahiro Hosoi , TKO (punches) , Shooto - Soulful Fight , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:51 , Setagaya, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-11-2 , Kimihito Nonaka , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - R.E.A.D. 12 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-10-2 , Baret Yoshida , Decision (majority) , Shooto - R.E.A.D. 10 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Male Mixed Martial Artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - ( Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * Papy Abedi - ( UFC, Shooto) * Cyril Abidi - (K-1) * Klidson Abreu - ( UFC, Brave Combat Federation, M-1 Global, Jungle Fight) * Daniel Acácio - (Pride, M-1, Shooto, Jungle Fight, KSW) * Bernard Ackah - ( DEEP, K-1 Hero's) * Akihiko Adachi - ( Shooto) * Israel Adesanya - ( UFC) * Sam Adkins - ( UFC) * Peter Aerts - (K-1, K-1 Hero's) * AJ Agazarm - ( Bellator) * Bashir Ahmad - ( OneFC) * Katsuhisa Akasaki - ( Shooto) * Omari Akhmedov - ( UFC) * Jin Akimoto - ( Shooto) * Yoshihiro Akiyama - (K-1, K-1 Hero's, DREAM, UFC) * Mostapha Al-Turk - (Cage Rage, UFC) * Tony Alanis - ( WEC) * John Albert - ( UFC) * Junior Albini - ( UFC) * Ildemar Alcântara - (Jungle Fight, UFC) * Iuri Alcântara - (Jung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuo Yokoyama
Tetsuo Yokoyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 1-2-1 , Kengo Tsuchida , Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:42 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-2-1 , Kenichi Tanaka , Submission (achilles lock) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:21 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 0-1-1 , Tomoyuki Saito , Draw , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-1 , Kazuhiro Sakamoto , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 , Tokyo, Japan , See also *List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - ( Shooto, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichi Watanabe
Yuichi Watanabe is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in Shooto's Lightweight division and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight Champion defeating Kazuhiro Kusayanagi. As a pro wrestler he competes for Real Japan Pro Wrestling under the name Super Rider. He has also wrestled for notable promotions such as W*ING, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Japan, Battlarts, Dramatic Dream Team, Pro Wrestling KAGEKI, Pro Wrestling ZERO-1 and Diamond Ring. Background and career Watanabe trained under Satoru Sayama in Shooto and was also one of his first trainees at his Seikendo school. He also learned shootboxing under Caesar Takeshi, was an amateur wrestling champion in high school, was the captain of his high school club wrestling club with Mitsuharu Misawa as his vice-captain and Toshiaki Kawada as his junior, competed in the 1984 All Japan Student Wrestling Championships representing Nihon University losing to future Olympic medalist Kosei Akaishi in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooto 5
Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion. It is considered one of the first true mixed martial arts competitions, with its Vale Tudo Japan events being essential to the rise of PRIDE Fighting Championships and the development of modern MMA. Many Japanese MMA fighters had their start at Shooto and the organization still holds both professional and amateur tournaments. The list of current and past MMA fighters to come from Shooto roots is quite impressive. As a fighting system, Shooto is considered a hybrid martial art derived from Shoot Wrestling. It is focused on all aspects of fighting: striking, stand-up grappling and ground fighting. Practitioners are referred to as shooters or shootists. Shooto rules have evolved with time, are differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooto 4
Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion. It is considered one of the first true mixed martial arts competitions, with its Vale Tudo Japan events being essential to the rise of PRIDE Fighting Championships and the development of modern MMA. Many Japanese MMA fighters had their start at Shooto and the organization still holds both professional and amateur tournaments. The list of current and past MMA fighters to come from Shooto roots is quite impressive. As a fighting system, Shooto is considered a hybrid martial art derived from Shoot Wrestling. It is focused on all aspects of fighting: striking, stand-up grappling and ground fighting. Practitioners are referred to as shooters or shootists. Shooto rules have evolved with time, are differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroaki Matsutani
Hiroaki Matsutani is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2-3-2 , Yuki Nakai , Submission (heel hook) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:20 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2-2-2 , Katsuaki Yano , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 1-2-2 , Suguru Shigeno , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 1-1-2 , Kazuhiro Sakamoto , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0-2 , Tetsuya Hirada , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Draw , align= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooto 6
Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion. It is considered one of the first true mixed martial arts competitions, with its Vale Tudo Japan events being essential to the rise of PRIDE Fighting Championships and the development of modern MMA. Many Japanese MMA fighters had their start at Shooto and the organization still holds both professional and amateur tournaments. The list of current and past MMA fighters to come from Shooto roots is quite impressive. As a fighting system, Shooto is considered a hybrid martial art derived from Shoot Wrestling. It is focused on all aspects of fighting: striking, stand-up grappling and ground fighting. Practitioners are referred to as shooters or shootists. Shooto rules have evolved with time, are differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Kanno (martial Artist)
Hiroyuki Kanno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 6-4-2 , Hiroshi Yoshida , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5-4-2 , Masaya Onodera , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:31 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 4-4-2 , Kenji Ogusu , Draw , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-4-1 , Noboru Asahi , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:05 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-3-1 , Kenichi Tanaka , Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-2-1 , Kazuhiro Sakamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noboru Asahi
is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, a designer, and an owner of MMA gym. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on January 5, 1968, as . Mixed martial arts career A former amateur wrestler, Asahi was trained in Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym, where he learned shoot wrestling, and later moved to Noriaki Kiguchi's dojo to polish his skills. He made his debut in Shooto in 1992 submitting Tomoyuki Saito. Showing his grappling excellence, Noboru captured the Shooto Featherweight Championship from Kazuhiro Sakamoto and enjoyed a thirteen-fights winning streak, with victories over Yuki Nakai and Masato Suzuki, as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler Leandro Lima de Azevedo. His streak snapped, however, when he was sent to the 1996 Vale Tudo Japan and fought another Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Royler Gracie. Asahi was taken down and held in side control, ending up with Gracie taking his back; he eventually escaped, but the game repeated itself and he got caught in a rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
