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Kazuhiro Kusayanagi (born April 4, 1967) is a
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
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 competed in the Middleweight and
Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
divisions.


Career

After a 6–9–1 career in Shooto and Lumax Cup, Kusayanagi volunteered for representing his promotion in
Vale Tudo Japan is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Originally arranged by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama, he had previously created a hybrid martial art organization named Shooto in 1985. He arranged VTJ in 1994 w ...
in 1994. He was paired against David Levicki, a
wing chun Wing Chun (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring"), sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a concept-based fighting art, form of Southern Chinese kung fu and close-quarters system of self-defense. In Mandarin, it is pronounced "Yong Chun. ...
specialist that outweighed him by 90 lb. Kusayanagi charged at him with a takedown, but Levicki blocked it with help of his size and immediately started hitting the back of his head, which was legal under the rules. After dropping Kusayanagi to the ground, Levicki hit him with more punches until knocking him out. It would be Kusayanagi's only match at VTJ.


Personal life

In 2019, Kusayanagi was arrested under suspicion of paying for sex with a 14-year old child in September 2018.


Mixed martial arts record

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Carlos Newton Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizati ...
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Masanori Suda Masanori Suda (born July 7, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions. Suda is known primarily for his time in Shooto, where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion. He ...
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Tokyo 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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Masato Fujiwara Masato Fujiwara (born January 23, 1976; ) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight and Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 5-12-6 , Koji Nishioka , Decision (majority) , ...
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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 ...
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Toru Koga Toru Koga is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 0-3 , Yasushi Warita , KO (head kick) , Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:18 , Tokyo, Japan , ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 2 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 2:14 ,
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Kyuhei Ueno Kyuhei Ueno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 10-5-1 , Satoshi Fujisaki , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Sh ...
, TKO (punches) , Shooto - Complete Vale Tudo Access , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 1:17 , Omiya, Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–11–1 ,
Yasushi Warita Yasushi Warita (born January 8, 1971) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 1–4–1 , Yuki Sasaki , Submission (heel hook) , Shooto: Gig ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:53 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–11–1 ,
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, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 2 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 4:00 ,
Tokyo 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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Tokyo 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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Tokyo 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, ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–5–1 , Naoki Sakurada , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3:00 ,
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Yutaka Fuji Yutaka Fuji () is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 0-3 , Kazuhiro Kusayanagi , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 , Tokyo, Japan ...
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Tokyo 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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Tokyo 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, ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3–1 , Tomohiro Tanaka , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,
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Tokyo 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, ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 , Yuichi Watanabe , Submission (kneebar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Tokyo 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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Tomonori Ohara Tomonori Ohara is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 5-12-1 , Naoki Kimura , TKO (punches) , Deep - Hero 1 , , align=cente ...
, KO (punch) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0:58 ,
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Tokyo 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, ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Kaoru Todori , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 ,
Tokyo 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, ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , Yoshimasa Ishikawa , KO (spinning back kick) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0:13 ,
Tokyo 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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Tokyo 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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See also

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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * ...


References


External links

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