Tsuyoshi Yokoyama (born June 29, 1983), better known as is a Japanese

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who competes in the

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division. He comes from a

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 ...

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background and is known for his unorthodox kicks.

Biography and career

Yamamoto began practicing

at the age of 13. His brother

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is also a kickboxer. In 2003 he became the 5th All Japan

Lightweight Champion. He made his professional kickboxing debut on August 16, 2008, when he defeated Marcelo Nascimento by a unanimous decision. In his following fight he made his debut in the K-1 promotion at 'the '' K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8'' and was knocked out by Jae Gil Noh. Following this he went on an eight fight unbeaten run consisting of seven wins and one draw. He returned to K-1 in a tournament reserve match at ''

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Titles

* 5th Seido Kaikan All Japan Lightweight Champion (2003)

Kickboxing record

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Takeshi Yoshitsugu Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "mascu ...

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Shingo Takayama Shingo can refer to: Religion * Shingon Buddhism Locations * Shingō, Okayama (神郷町), a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan * Shingō, Aomori (新郷村), a village located in Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan ...

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Marcelo Nascimento Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to: *Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...

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References

External links

K-1 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Go 1983 births Living people Japanese male kickboxers Welterweight kickboxers Japanese male karateka Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture