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Kazuki Tokudome
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed in Pancrase, Sengoku Raiden Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Tokudome made his professional MMA debut in November 2007 in his native Japan. Before signing with the UFC, he amassed a record of 11–3 with one draw over the course of the first five years of his career. Ultimate Fighting Championship Tokudome made his UFC debut against Cristiano Marcello on March 3, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 8. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In his second fight with the promotion, Tokudome faced Norman Parke on July 6, 2013 at UFC 162. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Tokudome faced debuting Yui Chul Nam at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale on March 1, 2014. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Despite the loss on the scorecards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Chul Nam
Yui Chul Nam (Korean: 남의철, born July 16, 1981, Korean name is Nam Yui-Chul) is a South Korean mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the UFC's lightweight division after fighting in the Korean promotion Road FC. Mixed martial arts career Background and early career Nam began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2006, competing for many regional promotions (including M-1 Global, Legend Fighting Championship and ROAD FC) throughout Asia. Nam was able to compile a record of 17-4-1 before signing with the UFC in December 2013. Ultimate Fighting Championship Nam made his promotional debut against Kazuki Tokudome on March 1, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. Nam won the bout via split decision. Their performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Nam faced returning UFC veteran Phillipe Nover in a featherweight bout on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. He lost the fight via split decision. Nam faced Mike De La Torre on Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in August 2012 for $175 million. In March 2018, Bleacher Report and Turner Sports launched B/R Live, a subscription video streaming service featuring live broadcasts of several major sports events. History Founding: 2005–2011 Bleacher Report was formed in 2005 by David Finocchio, Alexander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz—four friends and sports fans who were high school classmates at Menlo School in Atherton, California. Inspired by Ken Griffey Jr, they wanted to start writing about sports. With the help of two old friends, J. B. Long and Ryan Alberti, the company's nucleus took up residence in a Menlo Park office space, in the spring of 2007, for $650 a month. Bleacher Report announced the completion of a round of Series A f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Valor
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizon. This morning twilight period will last until sunrise (when the Sun's upper limb breaks the horizon), when direct sunlight outshines the diffused light. Etymology "Dawn" derives from the Old English verb ''dagian'', "to become day". Types of dawn Dawn begins with the first sight of lightness in the morning, and continues until the Sun breaks the horizon. This morning twilight before sunrise is divided into three categories depending on the amount of sunlight that is present in the sky, which is determined by the angular distance of the centre of the Sun (degrees below the horizon) in the morning. These categories are ''astronomical'', ''nautical'', and ''civil dawn''. Astronomical dawn Astronomical dawn begins when the Sun is 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors Of Light
''Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed by Matrix Software and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. It is a spin-off of the ''Final Fantasy'' series and was released by Square Enix in Japan in 2009. The game was released in North America and Europe in October 2010. The game tells the story of four youths who journey around their world to free their home from a terrible curse. A sequel to the game was considered by the development team, and eventually evolved into the 2012 game ''Bravely Default''. Gameplay Enemies are encountered randomly, and the turn-based battle system is reminiscent of the ''Final Fantasy'' games released for the Famicom, but uses a "Boost" command in lieu of traditional magic points. The game features a similar Job System called a "Crown System" which allows players to choose what abilities they want depending on what headgear their character is wearing. Crowns, weapons and armor can be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of The Lion
''Heart of the Lion'' (french: Coeur de lion) is a 2008 Burkinabé film. Synopsis A lion causes ravages among the livestock. Several people disappear. Seeing the village chief is doing nothing, a young shepherd, Samba, decides to follow the lion's tracks on his own. But not just anyone can hunt a lion and Samba is trapped by it. Despite his courage, the lion almost kills him. Luckily, a young hunter appears and kills the animal. Samba's life is saved, but not his honor Honour (British English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a .... He wants to take the lion's tale back to the village, but Tanko won't let him. The trophy is his. The lion is dead, yet people keep on disappearing. Prizes * FESPACO 2009 External links * 2008 films Burkinabé films Burkinabé drama films French-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lee (fighter)
Christian Lee (Chinese: 李胜龙, Korean: 이승용, born June 21, 1998) is a Canadian and American mixed martial artist who competes in Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions in ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Welterweight World Champion and ONE Lightweight World Champion and won the 2019 ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix. On May 17, 2019, Lee defeated Shinya Aoki to win the ONE Lightweight World Championship as well as becoming the first brother-sister pair of mixed martial arts world champions with his sister Angela Lee holding the ONE Atomweight World Championship. Background Born in Vancouver to a Chinese-Singaporean father and a South Korean-born Canadian mother, Lee moved to Hawaii when he was five years old. As both his parents are decorated martial artists, Lee started training in the sport from a young age. Lee's older sister Angela (born July 8, 1996, in Vancouver) is also an MMA fighter with ONE Championship and his two younger siblings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pursuit Of Power
Pursuit may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Pursuit'' (1935 film), a 1935 American action film * ''Pursuit'' (1972 American film), a made-for-TV film directed by Michael Crichton * ''Pursuit'' (1972 Hong Kong film), a Shaw Brothers film * ''Pursuit'' (1989 film), a TV miniseries directed by Ian Sharp * ''The pursuit of happyness'', a 2006 Gabriel Muccino film * ''Pursuit'' (2015 film), an Irish film * ''Pursuit'' (2022 film), an American film * ''Apache Blood'' or ''Pursuit'', a 1975 film directed by Vern Piehl Music * ''Pursuit'' (album), 2012 album by Stuck in the Sound * ''The Pursuit'' (album), a 2009 album by Jamie Cullum * "Pursuit", a 2010 song by In Fear and Faith from the album, ''Imperial'' Television * "Pursuit" (''Death Note'' episode), 2006 episode of the anime series * ''Pursuit'' (TV series), a 1950s anthology Novel and games * ''Pursuit'' (novel), a science fiction novel * ''Pursuit'' (video game), a 1975 Atari game *''Trivial Pursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadamba Narantungalag
Jadamba Narantungalag (born December 16, 1975) is a Mongolian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and grappler who has fought for World Victory Road, K-1 MAX, Legend FC, Art of War Fighting Championship, and ONE Championship. Narantungalag has fought the likes of Masato, Buakaw Banchamek, and Albert Kraus in K-1 kickboxing. Background He first began Judo as a child, before moving to kyokushin as a teenager. He began training mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and Brazilian jiujitsu when he moved to Japan. Mixed martial arts career Narantungalag had a slow start to his mixed martial arts career, losing his first two professional bouts to UFC veteran Norifumi Yamamoto in 2004, and Toshikazu Iseno in 2006, via KO and unanimous decision respectively. Following this though, he would go on a four fight winning streak, and also won the Mongolian MMA Championship Tournament in 2010, defeating both Burenzorig Batmunkh and Otgonbaatar Nergui via submission. After the impressive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasuke Kume
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. Mixed martial arts career Shooto Kume started his professional career in 2007. He fought mainly for Shooto, but also fought for Pancrase and ''Heat'' early in his career. Kume faced Takuya Sato on December 13, 2008 at ''Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final''. While the fight was officially ruled a draw (19–19, 19–19, 19–19), Kume lost an extra round (10–9, 10–9, 10–9) and Sato was crowned the 2008 Shooto 167-pound rookie champion. Kume faced Yoichiro Sato on August 7, 2010 at ''Shooto: Gig Tokyo 5'' for the Shooto Pacific Rim 167-pound title. He lost via unanimous decision after three rounds. Kume faced UFC veteran Shane Nelson on February 12, 2012 at ''Shooto: Gig Central 24 – Love and Courage''. He won via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. In 2012, Kume signed with ROAD FC to compete in the lightweight tournament. Road Fighting Championship Kume faced Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pancrase Champions
This is a list of Pancrase champions at each weight class. Pancrase is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization founded in 1993. The champions of Pancrase are referred to by the title of "King of Pancrase". Men's Title Histories Heavyweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from to its current limits.'' Light Heavyweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''Formerly known as Cruiserweight until 2008'' ::''On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from to its current limits.'' Middleweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from to its current limits.'' Welterweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''Formerly known as Lightweight until 2006'' ::''On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from to its current limits.'' Lightweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' Fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoru Kitaoka
, is a Japanese shoot wrestler and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for RIZIN. A professional competitor since 2000, he has also competed for DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his catch wrestling abilities which he learned studying under two of Japan's most respected catch wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. He is also a Brazilian jiu jitsu blackbelt under Yuki Nakai. A master of the guillotine choke and leg lock submissions, Kitaoka holds notable wins over Takanori Gomi, Paul Daley, and Carlos Condit. Background Kitaoka became interested in mixed martial arts after seeing Bas Rutten and Masakatsu Funaki fight in Pancrase in 1996. In addition to mixed martial arts success, Kitaoka has also won several submission grappling tournaments, including being the reigning Brazilian jiu-jitsu and No-Gi Open Champion in both the and Absolute divisions. Personal life Kitaoka spends his time taking care of his body, getting massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
