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Tyson Maeguchi
better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler and former kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Ganbare Pro-Wrestling where he is a former Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champion. In kickboxing, he has competed in promotions such as RISE and Knock Out. Mixed martial arts career Maeguchi He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in the first round of a Lightweight rookie of the year tournament on April 18, 2010 promoted by J-Network. He was scheduled to compete in the semi-finals in July and the finals in October of the same year, but due to his opponents' absences in both matches, he was awarded rookie of the year accomplishment by walkover. Although also competing in Muay Thai, Maeguchi's main background was kickboxing. He had suffered five straight losses since his bout with Katsuji in August 2017, but he ended the losing streak with a win against Fumio Ujihara in November 2019. Maeguchi of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gleat Events
The following events have been held and scheduled by Gleat, a professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. Gleat's inaugural event, ''Gleat Ver.0'', took place on October 15, 2020. Overview Most Gleat events are divided into three brands: * "G Prowrestling" events feature traditional puroresu matches, with some exceptions * "Lidet UWF" events feature UWFi-inspired shoot-style wrestling matches * "Gleat MMA" events feature mixed martial arts bouts, including kickboxing and submission grappling Numbered "Gleat Ver." events air bigger cards featuring a mix of the three brands. Specials events such as "Gleat Ver.EX", "Gleat Ver.Mega" and "Gleat Ver.&" are held in larger venues and usually feature wrestlers from other wrestling promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) or Pro Wrestling Freedoms. These events air live on Gleat's YouTube channel. Furthermore, Gleat holds house shows titled "Gleat House Show" that are not b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuichiro Katsumura
is a Japanese former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently competes for Ganbare Pro-Wrestling, where he was a Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion and Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champion. He competed in the Flyweight, Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Katsumura is credited in popularizing the "Ninja Choke" submission and is the current owner of ZST. Personal life After graduating from university, he worked as an employee at a child care facility in Kamakura while continuing his martial arts training. This is where his nickname "Real Tiger Mask" comes from. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 11-9-3 , Koetsu Okazaki , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:24 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 11-8-3 , Darren Uyenoyama , TKO (Punches) , Shooto: The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:53 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Ohka
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Professional wrestling career Dramatic Dream Team (2001-present) Ohka made his professional wrestling debut on Dramatic Dream Team promotion's ''International Youth Festival ~ DDT Charity Pro Wrestling Evening Show ~'' on October 13, 2001 in an exhibition match in a losing effort against Takashi Sasaki. He is a former multiple time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, last time challenging Futoshi Miwa for it at DDT D-Day on April 5, 2003 under the name of O.K. Revolution. Ohka won the KO-D Openweight Championship, DDT's most prestigious title on June 28, 2015 at King of DDT 2015 Tokyo in a three-way match against the champion Kudo and Yasu Urano. He led the #OhkaEmpire stable, in which he wrestled alongside Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine, members with which he hosted a custom-made show, the DDT #OhkaEmpire Produce "Muscle Mates 2015" on No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Sato
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name . Sato started his MMA career in February 2000, fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. During the next eight years, Sato fought, on average, five times a year, compiling a record of 18 wins, 19 losses and four draws, which included fights against the likes of Keiichiro Yamamiya, Nathan Marquardt, Ryo Chonan and Yushin Okami. In May 2008, Sato transitioned into the world of professional wrestling, when he was signed by the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion. He has since had ten MMA fights. In November 2010, Sato first became a triple crown trios champion with Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga and then also won DDT's top singles title, the KO-D Openweight Championship. Sato remained affiliated with DDT until January 2014. He is currently working for the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, where he is a former two-time World Junior Heavyweight Champion and four-time A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
is a Koreans in Japan, Zainichi-Korean professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Pro Wrestling Zero1, as well as making special appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah. Takaiwa is known for his work as a tag team specialist, most notably winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a number of times in 1998 and 1999 alongside Shinjiro Otani. Professional wrestling career New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1992–2000) While attending vocational school, Takaiwa passed the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) entry exam and began training with the promotion in 1992. Takaiwa was part of the same trainee class as Shinjiro Otani and the two became frequent opponents and tag team partners when they eventually debuted. Takaiwa debuted on July 21, 1992, losing to Satoshi Kojima. In 1993, Takaiwa took part in the Young Lions Cup, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganbare Climax
__NOTOC__ The is a single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by CyberFight in their Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) brand. The first two editions in 2017 and 2018 had no stakes other than bragging rights. In 2021, the tournament made a comeback with LEC, Inc. as a sponsor. This edition crowned the inaugural Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion. Tournaments Results 2017 The 2017 Ganbare☆Climax was held from August 11 to August 13. The first two rounds were held on individual nights, with round one taking up the entire card on August 11. 2018 The 2018 Ganbare☆Climax was held from August 11 to August 12, and featured only eight participants. Two of the first round matches were held under No DQ & No Ropes rules. † This was a No DQ & No Ropes match. 2021 On September 25, 2021, GanPro announced that the Ganbare☆Climax was returning for a third edition sponsored by LEC Cleanpa! that would run from October 24 to November 23. The tournament fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanomsak Toba
is a Japan, Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). His ring name is an hommage to Thailand, Thai professional boxer Thanomsak Sithbaobay. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1998–present) Toba worked for several other promotions such as Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, where at the ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #183'' from August 15, 2015, he participated in a Battle royal (professional wrestling), 18-person battle royal facing notable opponents like Emi Sakura, Riho and Psycho (wrestler), Gabai-jichan. At ''K-DOJO Valentine's Day Kiss'', an event produced by Active Advance Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo on February 14, 2016, Toba teamed up with his long time tag team partner Kyohei Mikami, Mikami to defeat Kaji Tomato and Bambi. Another notable promotion in which he activated was the Inoki Genome Federation, where at ''IGF Genome36'', an event hosted on May 29, 2016, he unsuccessfully challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Tiger II
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and professional wrestler, currently associated with Real Japan Pro Wrestling (RJPW)'s team Seikendo. He is known for his Kyokushin Karate background and his ability to score KO wins. In MMA, he competed for the Pancrase, M-1 Global, and DEEP promotions. Sakuragi wrestles under the name of Super Tiger, being the second incarnation of the name used by his trainer Satoru Sayama. He has also worked in promotions like All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Battlarts, Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and Riki Choshu's Legend The Pro Wrestling. Early life Yuji started training Kyokushin in middle school, and later joined the Japan Self-Defense Forces for a time. After his military tenure, he worked as a physical education teacher for the Nippon Sport Science University, where he met Satoru Sayama. Sakuragi moved to Sayama's Seikendo promotion and started training in order to be a professional mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts career In 2005, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Ishikawa (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and promoter. Beginning his career with shoot style promotion Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Ishikawa is known for his violent shoot style matches, that often include him and his opponents legitimately hitting each other and ending the match with numerous injuries and/or blood on their faces. He is perhaps best known for his work in Battlarts, a promotion he founded in 1996. Ishikawa has also competed extensively on the Japanese independent circuit as a freelancer, competing for companies such as Pro Wrestling Zero1, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) as a freelancer. He has also competed in mixed martial arts for Fighting Network RINGS, Pride FC and Deep. Professional wrestling career Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (1992–1995) Ishikawa idolised Antonio Inoki as a child and dreamed of being a professional wrestler his entire life. After graduating from Nihon University, he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlarts
, more commonly referred to as simply Battlarts (also stylized as BattlARTS) was a professional wrestling promotion founded in 1996 by Yuki Ishikawa following the mass exodus he led from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG) amidst the financial struggle that ultimately led the company to fold. The initial promotion's roster was composed of the entire PWFG roster that did not depart for Pancrase, thus making Battlarts a direct successor to PWFG. The promotion ceased operations in 2011, but was succeeded in 2023 by the independent Kakuto Tanteidan project led by Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura. History Original Battlarts (1996–2011) The promotion was formed in 1996 by Japanese wrestler Yuki Ishikawa and featured all of the wrestlers from the Fujiwara Gumi promotion, who had abandoned the promotion in favor of Battlarts. They ran shows in the Tokyo area regularly from 1998 to 2002. Even though Battlarts' style was based on shoot wrestling, the promotion often cooperated with oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Izuchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to Gleat where he is a former G-Infinity Champion and a member of Black Generation International. He is also known for his tenure with Pro Wrestling Heat Up. Professional wrestling career Japanese independent circuit (2016–present) On the first night of the ''AJPW Summer Action Series 2019'' from July 17, 2019, competed in a number one contendership battle royal for the Gaora TV Championship won by Toru and also featuring various notable opponents such as Psycho and Survival Tobita. Izuchi competed in the 2020 edition of All Japan Pro Wrestling's AJPW Junior Tag League alongside Yuu Iizuka where thet fell short to Evolution (Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato) in the first rounds. At ''2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall'', a house show promoted by Active Advance Pro Wrestling on March 26, 2023, he unsuccessfully challenged Ayato Yoshida for the 2AW Openweight Championship. Pro Wrestling Heat Up (2016–pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
