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, and

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, currently associated with

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(RJPW)'s team Seikendo. He is known for his

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background and his ability to score KO wins. In MMA, he competed for the

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, and

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promotions. Sakuragi wrestles under the name of Super Tiger, being the second incarnation of the name used by his trainer

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. He has also worked in promotions like

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(AJPW),

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(DDT) and

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's Legend The Pro Wrestling.

Early life

Yuji started training

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in middle school, and later joined the

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for a time. After his military tenure, he worked as a physical education teacher for the

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, where he met

. Sakuragi moved to Sayama's

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promotion and started training in order to be a professional

Mixed martial arts career

In 2005, after some unimpressive fights abroad, Sakuragi made his debut in

's partner company

with a high note, knocking out Kengo Watanabe with a head kick. The victory, as well as his performance against veteran Kazuo "Yoshiki" Takahashi, made him shine in the indy MMA scene. He became famous for his Kyokushin background, exemplified by his refined striking and ability to score total KOs as opposed to TKOs or stoppages. Sakuragi was also famous for his flashy personal style, wearing hip hop and b-kei fashion, striking the

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before his matches and paying his dues to the

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in special occasions. In 2012, Sakuragi defeated Kazuo Takahashi at the promotion's Progress Tour event. The wrestling expert chose to trade strikes with Sakuragi, who landed a left hook at the second round and knocked him out cold, winning the fight. On October 27, 2012, Sakuragi faced grappling expert

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in a special fight in Grabaka under full

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rules, without gloves and allowing elbows and headbutts. The bout was short, and saw Sakuragi landing a spinning back kick, sidestepping Kikuta's attempts to push him against the cage wall, and finally knocking him down with strikes. Sakuragi's next matchups against grapplers wouldn't be so successful, as he was choked out by

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at DEEP Haleo Impact and defeated by

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in an upset knockout by flying knee at Cage Impact 2013.

Professional wrestling career

Real Japan Pro Wrestling (2007–present)

In 2007, Sakuragi made his transition to professional wrestling as part of Sayama's

(RJPW). He received the

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of Super Tiger II, the second incarnation of the character used by Sayama in Universal Wrestling Federation. Yuji wrestled under a purple and silver attire and mask, utilizing a style based around kicks and suplexes. His debut was against

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, a wrestler who had been especially approved by Sayama for Tiger II's debut, and later moved into a major feud with

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. Super Tiger challenged

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for the RJPW Legend Championship in 2008, but he was defeated. Sakuragi then formed a steady team with

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, getting victories over names like Yuki Ishikawa and

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. In 2011, Super Tiger got finally the championship when he defeated

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in a title match. Tiger retained it successfully against Black Tiger V before trading the title once more with Nagai, and this time his reign was longer, defending it against

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, Taka Kuno, Masashi Aoyagi and

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. However, he lost it in 2015, against

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Battlarts (2007–2011)

The year of his debut, Super Tiger started wrestling in

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promotion

as a RJPW representative. Tiger formed a tag team with Katsumi Usuda and competed extensely for the company, briefly feuding with

and Yuki Ishikawa. In 2008, he participated in the B1 Climax 2009 Block B, where he got big wins over

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, Usuda and Bison Tagai, and went to face Ishikawa in the block's final match, but he was defeated. Super Tiger then teamed up with his long time rival Tiger Shark, though they broke up shortly after. His last match in Battlarts was a tag team match with

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as a special referee, teaming up with Sanshu Tsubakichi to face Ryuji Walter and

in a losing effort.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–2017)

Sakuragi debuted in

(AJPW) as a RJPW representative for the Champion Carnival 2016. He scored important victories over

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and

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, but otherwise his success was little. He didn't stop appearing in AJPW after the league, however, aligning himself with

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Evolution. On 27 August, he and Suwama challenged Daisuke Sekimoto and

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for the

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, being defeated. In December, Super Tiger and fellow Evolution member

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competed at the Real World Tag League 2016, though scoring only one win.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2017–2019)

In 2017, Sakuragi switched AJPW by

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(Zero1) as his main field. He participated in that year's Fire Festival, gaining high victories over

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and

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, but ultimately came short. He bounced back by winning the previously vacated Zero1 United National Heavyweight Championship against Hartley Jackson, which he retained until losing it in 2018 to Chris Vice. Super Tiger then repeated participation in the 2018 Fire Festival, achieving again important wins over names like

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and

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, and returned again after a hiatus at the 2019 edition, adding another win over

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Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

*Universal Kickboxing Federation **UKF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mixed martial arts

*World Absolute Fighting Championship **WAFC Pankration Openweight Crown (2009)

Professional wrestling

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in 2017 *

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( 1 time) *

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( 4 times, current) *Pro-Wrestling A-Team **

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(1 time) **

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(1 time, current) – with

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Mixed martial arts record

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Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 To ...

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Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

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Submission grappling record

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Kengo Shimizu , is a Japanese middleweight kickboxer competing in RISE. He is the former SHOOTBOXING and RISE Heavyweight champion. Kyokushin Karate career Started doing Kyokushin Karate at the age of 16, joining Kyokushin Kaikan Tokyo Itabashi Dojo. Achi ...

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Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

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, KO (punch) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:05 , 4–7 , , - , , Win , Tensho Yama , New☆Jungle Square - Mr. Martial Arts Advent! ,

, DQ (low blow) , align="center", 4 , align="center", 2:37 , 4–6 , Wins UKF International Heavyweight Championship , - , , Loss ,

Gilbert Yvel Gilbert Ramon Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Affliction, the UFC, Road FC, the RFA, RINGS, M-1 Challenge, Cage ...

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Keiichiro Yamamiya Keiichiro Yamamiya (born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist. A veteran of 89 fights who began his career in 1996 and last competed in 2015, he fought in the UFC, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. He was th ...

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Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...

, Muay Thai Championships League XIV ,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

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, TKO (referee stop) , align="center", 2 , align="center", 2:53 , 3–3 , , - , , Win ,

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. Gon ...

, AJKF/Pancrase 2005 Spiral Tour ,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, KO (punch) , align="center", 2 , align="center", 1:17 , 3–2 , , - , , Loss , Ryo Takigawa , AJKF: Fujiwara Festival 2004 ,

, KO (punch) , align="center", 2 , align="center", 1:30 , 2–2 , , - , , Win , Kazushi Nishida , AJKF: Danger Zone ,

, Decision (unanimous) , align="center", extra , align="center", 5:00 , 2–1 , , - , , Loss , Jan Lomulder , RISING SUN ,

, KO (low kick) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 5:00 , 1–1 , , - , , Win , Suzuki 3:26 , AJKF: Fujiwara Festival ,

, Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 5:00 , 1–0 , , - , - , colspan=10 , ''Legend'':

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakuragi, Yuji 1977 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Japanese male kickboxers Japanese male karateka Japanese male professional wrestlers Masked wrestlers Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing shootboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling People from Miyazaki Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers WEW Heavyweight Champions