Takashi Nakakura (

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: 中蔵隆志, ''Nakakura Takashi'', born March 23, 1977) is a

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, incorp ...

, and the former

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welterweight champion. Nakakura is also a seido kaikan karate and Judo black belt. He took up Judo for three years in high school and soon after started training in seido kaikan karate where he took 2nd in the West Japan B-league competition losing only to Tsuyoshi Nakasako, a current K-1 fighter.

MMA career

Nakakura made his Shooto debut in 2002, in GIG: East 11. He won by submission (rear naked choke) over Heima Hashimoto in a fight that lasted a bit over three minutes. He remained undefeated for two years, until losing by decision to

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in 2004. On May 3, 2008, he fought Ganjo Tetsuku at Shooto's Tradition 01 event for Shooto's Vacant

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championship, which he won by Unanimous Decision. May 10, 2009 Shooto Tradition Final, Nakakura fought a non title bout against former Pride Fighting Championships lightweight title holder Takanori Gomi. Although Nakakura was willing stand and strike with Gomi, he was dominated from the opening bell. Takanori Gomi had dropped and stopped the Shooto champion with strikes at 4:42 into the second round. A few months later he vacates his Shooto belt due to eye injury.Takanori Gomi claims non-title win over Shooto champ Takashi Nakakura

Championships and accomplishments

** Shooto Lightweight Championship (1 Time) ** Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship (1 Time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakakura, Takashi 1977 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Seidokaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Japanese male judoka Japanese male karateka Sportspeople from Osaka Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Japanese people