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Kiyotaka Shimizu
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Shimizu fought primarily in Pancrase, as well as Shooto and Sengoku. He is a former Flyweight King Of Pancrase, where he holds the joint record for consecutive title defenses (6). He is currently the #2 ranked bantamweight (123 lbs) in Shooto. Early life Kiyotaka Shimizu was born in Ishibashi and attended the Sakushin Gakuin High School. He initially belonged to the basketball club, and was expected to take over the family shop. He became interested in martial arts in the second year of high school. He would eventually move to Tokyo and joined the SK Absolute gym. Mixed martial arts career Pancrase He would begin his career as an amateur kickboxer, participating in the 2007 KAMINARIMON CLIMAX tournament, fighting in the 121 lbs weight class. He won all four fights, including the final against Yudai Sudo. Shimizu won the Flyweight Neo Blood flyweight tournament 15th. In the first round he beat Toshihiro Shimizu with a rear naked ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishibashi, Tochigi
was a town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,283 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 904.28 persons per km². The total area was 22.43 km². On January 10, 2006, Ishibashi, along with the town of Minamikawachi (from Kawachi District), and the town of Kokubunji (also from Shimotsuga District), was merged to create the new city of Shimotsuke. External links Shimotsuke official website Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture Shimotsuke, Tochigi {{Tochigi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiro Maeda
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in DEEP's flyweight division, and formerly fought in DEEP's bantamweight division, the latter of which he is a former champion, recently losing the title to Daiki Hata who is still the reigning champion. With a professional career spanning 10 years, Maeda has competed in notable Japanese promotions such as Pancrase, PRIDE FC and DREAM, as well as the WEC in America. Mixed martial arts career Early career Going 0–1–2 as an amateur in 2002, Maeda made his professional debut in 2003 with a second round technical submission of Shigeyuki Umeki. Between his pro debut and 2005, Maeda racked a record of 17–2–1, with wins coming under the Pancrase and DEEP banners. World Extreme Cagefighting Following a drop in weight to the bantamweight division, Maeda debuted in the WEC with a first-round KO due to a kick to the body against King of the Cage champion, Charlie Valencia. With this win, Maeda was given a title shot against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Kodo
Junya Kodo (born March 24, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Flyweight division of Shooto organization. Kodo is also the head coach and representative of Shooto Gym Kobe. KODO replaced Norifumi Yamamoto in 2 days notice to fight Joseph Benavidez on DREAM 5 Lightweight GP Final 2008. KODO was ranked 3 in Japan Amateur Shooto Championships then going on to be Kansai Amateur Shooto Champion securing his rank as a professional A-Class Shooter. Early career Kodo started his career in early 2006, facing Tomohiko Yoshida at Powergate 6 on March 5, 2006. After three hard fought rounds, Kodo would win the fight via split decision. Kodo would fight against lower-tier opponents in Shooto, compiling a professional record of 6–1–2, before signing with Dream. Dream In his debut fight with Dream, Kodo faced current UFC fighter Joseph Benavidez at the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2006 Finals on July 21, 2008. Benavidez, who was relatively unknown at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impressive Tour 5
Impressive may refer to: * Impressive (horse), an Appendix American Quarter Horse (1969–1995) * Impressive dagger moth or ''Acronicta impressa'', a moth of the family Noctuidae * Impressive syndrome or hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, a genetic disorder that occurs in horses and humans Music * ''Impressive'' (album), a 1992 studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square * "Impressive Instant", a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2000 studio album ''Music'' * ''Be Impressive'', the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band The Griswolds Computer programs * Impressive (presentation program), a simple and open source presentation program (PDF documents, LaTeX slides, digital images) See also * Impress (other) * Impression (other) An impression is the overall effect of something. Impression or impressions may also refer to: Biology * Colic impression, a feature of the gall bladder * Duodenal impression, medial to the renal impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuhisa Sunabe
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is the current Pancrase Flyweight Champion and a former Pancrase Super Flyweight Champion. Mixed martial arts career Sunabe began his professional MMA career in 2001 in his native Japan. He has fought primarily for the Pancrase promotion where he has been both the Pancrase Flyweight Champion and Pancrase Super Flyweight Champion. Sunabe has been working to promote MMA in Okinawa, his hometown, and is going to host the grappling event series "OKINAWA WWF" there. In December 2017, Sunabe participated in a Flyweight Kickboxing Tournament held by Rizin Fighting Federation. He faced Yamato Fujita in the semi-finals and lost via knockout in the first round. Professional wrestling career Sunabe is also an occasional professional wrestler, often appearing for joshi promotion Oz Academy in intergender and tag matches. He debuted in professional wrestling in 2007 to a losing effort to Daisuke Sekimoto. He has also appeared for promotions suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooto The Shoot 2011
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 diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Kojima
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought for most of his career in the Shooto organization. Mixed martial arts career Kojima was the Shooto Bantamweight Champion from 2006 until 2010, when an ACL injury in his right knee prevented him from defending the title in the mandatory time period. Kojima had the most famous flyweight feud to date with former reigning champion Mamoru Yamaguchi. ONE Fighting Championship Kojima made his debut at the organization with a submission win over Filipino Rey Docyogen at ONE FC: Return of Warriors at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on February 2. With the win, Kojima will get a shot at the ONE FC World Flyweight Title. Kojima was originally slated to fight former UFC vet and Shooto Bantamweight Champion Yasuhiro Urushitani for the inaugural ONE FC Flyweight Championship, but Urushitani was forced out of the bout due to injury and replaced with Andrew Leone. However, just days before the event, an injury to Leone scrapped the bout f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruo Ochi
Haruo Ochi (born 7 February 1984) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, who has been professionally competing since 2008. He is the former List of Deep champions#Strawweight Championship, DEEP Strawweight Champion. According to Fight Matrix he is the #4 strawweight in the world as of October 2020, and is considered to be one of the best current strawweights. Mixed martial arts career Shooto Ochi began his professional career as a flyweight#mixed martial arts, flyweight in Shooto. His first fight came in early 2008, during 2008 in Shooto#Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting, Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting, when he fought the 0-1-2 Masumi Tozawa. Ochi would begin the fight with a left hook knockdown of his opponent, helped by Tozawa being off-balanced. Tozawa would, however, prove to be a better striker in the match-up, landing several well placed kicks and knees. Late in the second minute of the fight, Ochi shot for a Takedown (grappling), takedown, lifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama, Japan
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1859 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1872), and power plant (1882). Yokohama developed ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, many of its residents commute into Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km² (15,781 people per mi²). Its total area is . Etymology The name "Saitama" originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology '' Man'yōshū''. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the merger of Urawa, Ōmiya, and Yono it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name was chan ... [...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 construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
