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Kazunari Murakami
(born November 29, 1973) is a Japanese professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Murakami is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he primarily competed as a member of the villainous Makai Club stable. Aside from pro wrestling, Murakami was also part of the first fight in PRIDE history, defeating John Dixson by submission in 1997. After leaving NJPW in the fall of 2004, Murakami subsequently competed for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX (ZERO1-MAX) and Big Mouth LOUD, of which he was a founding member. Murakami has also made sporadic appearances in Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (FMW). Mixed martial arts career Trained in Judo and Sumo since high school, Kazunari became a member of the judo team in Takushoku University. He met Wajyutsu Keishukai founder Yoshinori Nishi, who convinced him to join his team, and Murakam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nei District, Toyama
was a district located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,601 and a density of 159.56 persons per km2. The total area is 386.06 km2. Towns and villages * Fuchū * Hosoiri * Yamada * Yatsuo History *On April 1, 2005, the towns of Fuchū and Yatsuo, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada, along with the towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama (both from Kaminiikawa District), were merged into the expanded city of Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, .... Therefore, Nei District and Kaminiikawa District were both dissolved as the result of this merger. Former districts of Toyama Prefecture {{Toyama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PRIDE Fighting Championships
PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts events, broadcast to about 40 countries worldwide.What is Pride? , Official Pride site. Last retrieved December 5, 2006 PRIDE was owned by the (DSE). For the ten years of its existence, PRIDE was one of the most popular MMA organizations in the world. Pride broadcast its event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Satake
is a Japanese former heavyweight karateka, kickboxer, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, having been a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seidokaikan school. Early life and karate career Satake began practicing karate after being inspired by the publications of Mas Oyama in junior high school. After graduating from Kansai University with a major in English, he turned down a job at a television studio in order to practice martial arts full-time. Within three years, he was fighting professionally at the national level, placing fourth in the 3rd All Japan Karate Championships of 1984. Half a decade later, he was regularly placing first in Japan's largest tournaments and ranked among the country's most successful karateka. During October 2–3, 1993, Satake participated in his final karate tournament to date - the K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup. After defeating Patrick Smith and Adam Watt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PRIDE 1
The year 1997 is the 1st year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1997 had only 1 event, ''Pride 1''. Debut Pride FC fighters Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight. * Akira Shoji * Branko Cikatic * Dan Severn * Gary Goodridge * John Dixson * Kazunari Murakami * Kimo Leopoldo * Koji Kitao * Nathan Jones * Nobuhiko Takada * Oleg Taktarov * Ralph White * Renzo Gracie * Rickson Gracie Events list Pride 1 Pride 1 was an inaugural event held on October 11, 1997, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten. Results See also * Pride Fighting Championships * List of Pride Fighting Championships champions * List of Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Smith (kickboxer)
Maurice L. Smith (born December 13, 1961) is a retired American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In kickboxing, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world light heavyweight championship, the WKA (World Kickboxing Association) world heavyweight championship, and the ISKA (International Sport Karate Association) world heavyweight championship. In mixed martial arts, he held the Heavyweight championship in Battlecade Extreme Fighting and the UFC, and became a member of the UFC Hall of Fame in 2017. A professional competitor since 1980, Smith has formerly competed in kickboxing for the companies All Japan Enterprise and K-1, Pancrase, RINGS, PRIDE, Strikeforce, International Fight League and RFA. Career Raised in Seattle, Washington, Smith got into martial arts at the age of 13 after watching Bruce Lee's '' Chinese Connection'', and having had to retreat from a fight. He trained in karate, taekwondo and wing chun, until he found the sport of kickboxing at age 18. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of UFC Champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with UFC 12, and began introducing weight-specific titles. The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above , and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Vale
Bart Vale (born May 4, 1957) is an American former kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is known for his "old school" American martial arts look, consisting of a mustache, mullet and American flag trunks. Career Bart Vale began his martial arts training in 1970 with kenpo. He later traveled to Japan where he was a professional wrestler in the Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (a shoot-style professional wrestling organization) champion for close to three years. In Japan, he also studied a number of other styles and coined the term "shootfighting", a martial art that combines striking and grappling. He co-founded the International Shootfighting Association and in 1992, began the Shootfighting World Championships. Vale began participating in events for Fighting Network Rings in March 1993. He appeared in five matches for Rings, four of which took place during the organization's pro wrestling period. Rings began promoting mixed martial arts bouts rather than s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanori Suda
Masanori Suda (born July 7, 1973) is a Japanese people, Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight, Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight and Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight divisions. Suda is known primarily for his time in Shooto, where he is a former List of Shooto champions#Light Heavyweight Championship, Light Heavyweight Champion. He held the title until his retirement in 2006. Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts *Lumax Cup **Tournament of J '97 Middleweight Championship (1997) *Shooto **List of Shooto Champions, Shooto Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) ***Two successful title defenses' *SuperBrawl **SuperBrawl Middleweight Championship (one time) Sambo *All Japan Sambo Championships **20th All Japan Sambo Championship 82kg class (1994) Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 22-11-3 , Murilo Bustamante , Submission (armbar) , Pride Bushido 9, Pride: Bushido 9 , , align=c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isamu Osugi
Isamu Osugi is a Japanese people, Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 0-5 , Kazunari Murakami , Submission (armlock) , Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:10 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-4 , Masanori Suda , Submission (armbar) , 1996 in Shooto#Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 2, Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:57 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-3 , Tomoaki Hayama , Submission (guillotine choke) , 1995 in Shooto#Shooto: Tokyo Free Fight, Shooto: Tokyo Free Fight , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:10 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-2 , Yuichi Otsuka , Submission (armbar) , Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '95 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0-1 , Rumina Sato , Technical Submission (flying reverse triangle ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiro Gono
(born October 7, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1994, he is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. Gono has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, the World Series of Fighting, DEEP, World Victory Road, Shooto, Bellator, and also participated in the Dynamite!! 2009 event. Mixed martial arts career Shooto and Pancrase Akihiro Gono began fighting mixed martial arts in 1994, competing in the Lumax Cup tournaments as a sambo representative. He got a win over Kazunari Murakami via head kick, but lost to him in their rematch the next year. Gono originally debuted in Fighting Network Rings's undercard, but he moved to Shooto after the Lumax Cup. His run there was uneventful, although he drew Jutaro Nakao and led Matt Hughes to a decision in his first years. 2000 would be his breakout year, winning against veteran Masa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term ''mixed martial arts'' was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate. During the early 20th century, various interstylistic contests took place throughout Japan and in the countries of the Four Asian Tigers. In Brazil, there was the sport of Vale Tudo, in which The Gracie family was known to promote Vale Tudo matches as a way to promote their own Brazilian jiu-jitsu style. A precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout (which ended in a draw after 15 rounds), fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takushoku University
Takushoku University (拓殖 大学; ''Takushoku Daigaku'', abbreviated as 拓大 ''Takudai'') is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Duke Taro Katsura (1848–1913).Takushoku University: Home (''c.'' 2009). Retrieved on March 3, 2010. It has two campuses: the main campus in the Bunkyō Ward and a satellite campus in . Takushoku University has five faculties: Commerce, Political Science and Economics, Foreign Languages, International Studies, and Engineering. Takushoku University is a leading university of security studies in Japan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
