is a Japanese former

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, kickboxer,

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and

mixed martial artist 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, incorpo ...

. He is one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, having been a member of

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Seidokaikan is a traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact karate tournament named the Karate World Cup. The Karate World Cup had special extension rounds; if the j ...

school.

Early life and karate career

Satake began practicing

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after being inspired by the publications of

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in junior high school. After graduating from

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with a major in

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, he turned down a job at a

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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

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. After defeating Patrick Smith and

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on the first day and

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on the second, he met fellow karate superstar

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in the finals. When judges were unable to determine a winner, four additional overtime rounds were called, but a decisive winner still couldn't be named. The match went to sudden death via a

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content, wherein Satake bested his

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opponent to become world champion.

Kickboxing career

Satake made his

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debut against WKA US Cruiserweight Champion

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. Nielsen placed his opponent on the defensive in the opening moments, but Satake fought back with repeated headbutts that led to a foul being ruled. Nielsen subsequently dropped his guard, allowing Satake to land a left hook too strong for Nielsen to recover from. Despite taking a two-year break from kickboxing afterwards to focus on

, Satake followed his initial victory up with an undefeated streak that included draws against world champions

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and

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- establishing himself as a

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ese powerhouse who could hold his own against the best of international competition.

K-1

Based on his initial

record, his status as one of

's top karate competitors, and his affiliation with K-1 founder

group, Satake was invited to participate in the first K-1 event -

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. Following a victory over

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Chris Blanner, he was invited to the company's first-ever world tournament, the

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. He bested future

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in the quarterfinals before suffering his first defeat (and knockout) to

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, who would go on to win the tournament. Despite this loss, Satake rebounded by winning his first world title – the vacant UKF World Heavyweight Championship – from his old rival

. He next defeated

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in a title-versus-title match, but Longinidis retained his WKA World Super Heavyweight Championship after arguing that the match was not conducted under WKA rules. Satake made up for this denial by winning the

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World Super Heavyweight and

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World Heavyweight Championships in a match against

Jeff Hollins at the

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. Despite suffering a loss to future K-1 megastar

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at K-1 Challenge, Satake was invited to the second world tournament, the

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. After defeating karate champ Michael Thompson in the quarterfinals, he avenged his previous year's loss to Branko Cikatić with a decision victory over the

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n Tiger. Satake moved on to arguably the most important match of his career: the World Grand Prix final against

. Despite throwing no shortage of powerful strikes at the Dutchman, Satake was unable to land many significant blows while enduring several from Aerts, and lost by

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. It was the last time Satake reached the finals of a WGP tournament. Again, Satake rebounded from his grand prix loss with a world title win, this time securing the WKA World

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Super Heavyweight Championship in a match with Dennis Lane at K-1 Revenge. However, he lost it less than three months later to

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. It was the last world title he ever held. He entered and won two Japanese qualifying tournaments – the K-1 Dream '97 Japan Grand Prix and the K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 – and though these accomplishments helped lead him to the WGP three more times, he did not advance beyond the semifinals. Though his wins always outnumbered his defeats, his achievements over world champion-level opponents dwindled, as he achieved little more than a 1997 decision victory over WKA World Muay Thai Champion Kirkwood Walker and a draw with hall-of-famer Maurice Smith. On October 3, 1999, Satake attempted to qualify for the WGP one more time in a match against Musashi. Musashi defeated him by unanimous decision. Satake, who later described his opponent as "shameful" and a "bad student," disagreed with the outcome. In addition to this, his ongoing disenchantment with Kazuyoshi Ishii moved him to retire from K-1 and kickboxing in general. At the time of his retirement, Satake was the most successful Japanese fighter active in the heavyweight division. He was a four-time world champion, a winner of two regional tournaments, and is one of only 18 competitors to have reached the WGP finals.

Professional wrestling

Fighting Network RINGS (1991–1992)

Satake debuted in

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in the

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promotion Fighting Network RINGS. Wearing the style's signature tights and knee boots, he fought to a draw against

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in his first match. He went on to face

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in his second bout, but the match descended into chaos when Gordeau – after being kicked in the back by Satake while facing away – began

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on Satake with punches and knees, resulting in a brawl. Satake also had matches against

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and Maurice Smith. He participated in the Mega Battle Tournament 1992, eliminating

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in the first round but retiring prematurely due to an injury sustained in training.

WRESTLE-1 (2002–2003)

In 2002 and 2003, Satake appeared in the first WRESTLE-1 event, promoted by

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and K-1. Performing under the

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“SATA...yarn” and wearing military garments, he wrestled

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twice, being defeated both times.

Mixed martial arts career

Pride

Satake made the transition to

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with Pride Fighting Championships in 2000. At 34 years old, Satake was considered too old to perform adequately but sought to defy critics by joining the

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, training under

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. He was selected to participate in the Pride Grand Prix 2000, for which he tried to set up a match with Naoya Ogawa by trash-talking the world

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champion. Instead, he was instead pitted against

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veteran and eventual tournament winner

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. Masaaki lost the fight, being taken down easily by the

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and submitted via neck crank. His second fight was a non-tournament bout against former

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fighter

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. Satake successfully resisted Mezger's repeated takedown attempts during the first round but was taken down and controlled during the second for a

loss. At Pride 10, Satake earned his first victory over professional wrestler and

specialist Kazunari Murakami. During the match, Murakami took down and

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Satake, but the

champion resisted. Satake eventually fell on top of Murakami during a scramble and applied

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until a doctor stoppage. After the match, Murakami's teammate Naoya Ogawa appeared and traded heated words with Satake. Despite talks for a possible match with Ogawa, no contest initially materialized due to Ogawa's scheduled match against

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. However, Ogawa eventually accepted a fight against Satake, which took place at Pride 11. Satake marked his opponent's leg with

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s, but the judo champion managed to get Masaaki on the ground and submit him via

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in the second round. At Pride 13, Satake was pitted against retired

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and

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. Heavily outweighed, Satake was repeatedly driven against the ropes by his adversary, impeding him from landing solid strikes and resulting in an eventual unanimous decision loss. For the rest of 2001, Satake would fight notable strikers like

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and

– losing to the former two and drawing with the third. In 2002, Masaaki fought Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at

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. The fight started slowly, but Jackson walked through Satake's punches and performed a

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, followed by multiples knees and punches from dominant positions. Satake eventually managed to stand, only for Jackson to grab his waist and execute a

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, making Satake land on his head. The fight was immediately ruled a TKO win for Rampage while Satake was rushed to the hospital, where a cracked skull and a gravely injured neck were diagnosed. Satake's final fight was a bout against judo gold medalist

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at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2000, during which he fell to a

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Later career

After his retirement from combat sports, Satake opened the Satake Dojo

school in

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. In 2007, he founded the Heisi Bushido school for

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and

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. In 2013, Satake was approved by the

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and received a candidacy for the 23rd House of Councilors regular election. Despite general LDP victory, Satake was not elected.

Titles

Kickboxing * K-1 ** K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Champion ** K-1 Dream '97 Champion **

Runner-up *

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** 1994 WKA World Muay Thai Super Heavyweight Champion *

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** 1993

World Oriental Rules Heavyweight Champion * Karate International Council of Kickboxing ** 1993

World Super Heavyweight Champion * Universal Kickboxing Federation ** 1993 UKF World Heavyweight Champion Karate *

Champion * 1993 2nd Towa Cup Japan Open Tournament – 1st place * 1992 1st Towa Cup Japan Open Tournament – 1st place * 1990 9th All Japan Karate Championships – 3rd place * 1989 Karate Real Tournament – 1st place * 1989 Japan Martial Arts Festival Tournament – 1st place * 1989 8th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place * 1988 8th Shidokan Open Tournament – 1st place * 1988 7th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place * 1988 Karate Real Tournament – Runner-up * 1987 6th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place * 1986 5th All Japan Karate Championships – Runner-up * 1985 4th All Japan Karate Championships – Runner-up * 1984 3rd All Japan Karate Championships – 4th place

Kickboxing record

Mixed rules

Mixed martial arts record

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WRESTLE-1 (2002–2003)

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