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Tatsuya Kawajiri
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also participated in the Yarennoka! event as well as Dynamite!! 2009 and Dynamite!! 2010, representing DREAM in both events. Kawajiri's fight at PRIDE Bushido 9 with Takanori Gomi was voted as PRIDE Fighting Championship's Fight of the Year for 2005. In the same year, Kawajiri was considered by many mixed martial arts publications to be the #1 Lightweight fighter in the world. Background Kawajiri was born in the Inashiki District of Ibaraki Prefecture and competed in baseball from elementary school through middle school before he transitioned into track and field in high school. At the age of 19, Kawajiri viewed the 1997 K-1 World Grand Prix Semifinal match between Ernesto Hoost and Francisco Filho, persuading him to begin training in combat sport ...
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Inashiki District, Ibaraki
is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Population and area Following the Inashiki merger but as of November 1, 2021 population data, the district has an estimated population of 70,598 and a density of 387 persons per km2. Its total area is 182.31 km2. Geography Ami Town and Miho Village are neighboring municipalities, separated about 12 kilometers from the border of Kawachi Town. Towns and villages The district currently has 2 towns and 1 village. Mergers Predecessor districts: Kōchi (or Kawachi) Distric and Shida District. In 1889 Shida with 1 town and 13 villages, and Kōchi with 1 town and 19 villages. (2 towns and 32 villages) District creation The Inashiki District was much larger, originating from the ancient Kōchi and Shida districts. *1896 (Meiji 29) **April 1 Established in most areas of Kōchi District (excluding Onogawa Village) and most of Shida District (excluding Azuma Village and Nakaya Village) due to the enforcement of the county syste ...
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Dynamite!! 2010
''Dynamite!! 2010'' was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and K-1 World MAX banners. Just as the previous ''Dynamite!! 2009'', with the official commentator Nozomi Sasaki, the event aired on TBS in Japan and HDNet in North America. __TOC__ Background FEG president Tanikawa had stated that the company planned on holding an event together with Sengoku Raiden Championship and this event may have a similar DREAM vs SRC format as Dynamite!! 2009. However, this did not happen as SRC held its own event, World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight. Tanikawa has also stated that this Dynamite!! event will most likely be shortened (to around three hours) and the annual K-1 Koshien tournament will not take place at this event. The title fight between Bibiano Fernan ...
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Joachim Hansen (fighter)
Joachim B. Hansen (born 26 May 1979) is a Norwegian retired mixed martial artist. He began his career fighting for FinnFight before moving on to fight for Shooto where he became the first Scandinavian person to hold an MMA world title after winning the Shooto World Lightweight Championship in 2003 from Takanori Gomi. Hansen later fought for the Pride Fighting Championship and most recently Dream where he became the Dream Lightweight Champion. Background Hansen was born in Oslo, Norway to a Norwegian father and Scottish mother. Aside from his career as a fighter, he has a job driving an oil tanker. Hansen's passion in martial arts began after seeing Jackie Chan films in his youth and he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 19 years old. He is good friends with former UFC veteran and Norwegian Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist John Olav Einemo.http://www.tri-coasta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173%3Aoslo&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1 Mixed martial ...
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List Of Pride Champions
Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses: World champions Heavyweight Championship :Weight limit: Over Middleweight Championship :Weight limit: to Welterweight Championship :Weight limit: to Lightweight Championship :Weight limit: Below Grand Prix Winners ''An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.'' Records Most wins in title bouts Most consecutive title defenses Multi-division champions Simultaneous two division champions Champions by nationality The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions. See also * List of Pride events * List of Pride FC fighters * List of current mixed martial arts champions * List of Bellator MMA champions * Lis ...
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PRIDE Bushido 8
The year 2005 is the 9th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2005 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 29 - Fists of Fire''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2005: * Alexandru Lungu * Aliev Makhmud * Andrei Semenov * Daisuke Sugie * Daniel Acacio * David Abbott * Denis Kang * Dong Sik Yoon * Fabrício Werdum * Ibragim Magomedov * In Seok Kim * Jean Silva * Joachim Hansen * Josh Thomson * Jutaro Nakao * Ken Kaneko * Luiz Azeredo * Masanori Suda * Michihiro Omigawa * Milton Vieira * Murad Chunkaiev * Naoyuki Kotani * Pawel Nastula * Pedro Rizzo * Phil Baroni * Roman Zentsov * Ryuichi Murata * Tatsuya Kawajiri * Tomomi Iwama * Tsuyoshi Kosaka * Wagner da Conceicao Martins * Yoshiro Maeda * Yves Edwards * Aaron Riley Events list Pride 29: Fists of Fire Pride 29: Fists of Fire was an event held on February 20, 2005 at Osa ...
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Luis Firmino
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivati ...
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Vítor Ribeiro
Vítor de Souza Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, he has formerly competed for Strikeforce, Shooto, DREAM, Cage Rage, Cage Force, the World Fighting Alliance, and K-1 HERO'S. Ribeiro is the former Cage Rage World Lightweight Champion and the former Shooto World Lightweight Champion. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lineage Mitsuyo Maeda » Carlos Gracie Sr. » Carlson Gracie » André Pederneiras » Vitor Ribeiro Mixed martial arts career Vitor Ribeiro is an accomplished grappler. He has won the CBJJ Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship) four times, once as a purple belt in 1996 and three times as a black belt in three consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001). He has competed in the ADCC World Championship in 2000 and 2003. After a brief absence from the MMA world, Ribeiro returned to competition at DREA ...
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Yohei Suzuki
Yohei Suzuki (born April 6, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 8-8-1 , Yuji Inoue , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: Shooting Disco 11: Tora Tora Tora! , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:13 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-8-1 , Tomonori Taniguchi , KO (Punches) , Shooto: Battle Mix Tokyo 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:41 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-7-1 , Takeshi Inoue , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:40 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-6-1 , Naoki Matsushita , Decision (Unanimous) , Shooto: Gig Central 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Nagoya, Aichi, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7-5-1 , Ken Omatsu , Decision (Unanimous) , Shooto: Treasure Hunt 9 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , ...
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Chuo Gakuin University
is a private university in Abiko, Chiba, Japan, established in 1966. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1904. Alumni * Tatsuya Kawajiri, professional Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC's Featherweight Division * Mikio Shimoji is a Japanese politician, a member of the Initiatives from Osaka party in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hirara, Okinawa and graduate of Chuo Gakuin University, he was elected for the first time in 19 ..., a politician References External links Official website Educational institutions established in 1904 Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Chiba Prefecture Abiko, Chiba 1904 establishments in Japan {{chiba-university-stub ...
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Combat Sports
A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent (''knockout'', KO), or attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique. Combat sports share a long pedigree with the martial arts. Some combat sports (and their national origin) include Boxing (British), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Brazilian), Jiu-jitsu (Japanese), Judo (Japanese), Karate (Chinese/Okinawan/Japanese), Kickboxing (numerous origins), Lethwei (Burmese), Mixed martial arts (numerous origins), Muay Thai (Thai), Sambo (Soviet/Russian), Sanda (Chinese), Savate (French), Tae Kwon Do (Korean), Vale tudo (Brazilian), Pankration (Ancient Greek), Luta Livre (Brazilian), Wrestling (Numerous Origins) and Pro-Wrestling (British/American). History Traditional styles of wrestling exist in most cultures; wrestling can ...
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Francisco Filho (martial Artist)
Francisco "Chiquinho" Alves Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite more than once. He holds notable K-1 wins over Sam Greco, Andy Hug, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Stefan Leko. Career Francisco Filho started Kyokushin kaikan around age of 10 and received black belt six and half years later. He made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dream '97 tournament against Kyokushin is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Jap ... and Seidokaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a ...
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Ernesto Hoost
Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title, Hoost announced his retirement thirteen years later on 2 December 2006 after the K-1 World GP Final tournament in Tokyo Dome, Japan. Hoost holds notable victories over Peter Aerts (4x), Branko Cikatić, Mirko Cro Cop (3x), Jérôme Le Banner (3x), Andy Hug (3x), Ray Sefo (3x), Musashi (2x), Mike Bernardo, Francisco Filho (2x), Sam Greco, Stefan Leko (3x), Mark Hunt, Cyril Abidi, and Glaube Feitosa. Biography Hoost was born in Heemskerk, North Holland to Surinamese parents. He played football for amateur club Hollandia until he was 15 years old, when he started training in kickboxing at the newly opened Sokudo Gym. In 1983, he had his first match against Wim Scharrenberg, which he won by knockout in the se ...
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