is a Japanese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

, and the former executive president of Pancrase Inc. A professional MMA competitor from 2005 until 2014, Kawamura most notably competed for

Pancrase is a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Tokyo. It was founded in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the An ...

, where he is the former King of Pancrase Middleweight Champion and Light Heavyweight Champion. In MMA, also competed for

World Victory Road World Victory Road (WVR) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunct ...

and

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. Kawamura at the time when he was executive president founded the "Commission Council" as a third-party organization. He carried out structural reforms in Pancrase. Debuting in professional wrestling for

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's Hard Hit brand in 2012, he has wrestled in promotions like

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and Pro Wrestling Heat Up. He currently wrestles as "2".

Personal life

He is the current executive playing Manager of Pancrase Inc.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase (one time; former) ***Three successful title defenses ** Middleweight King of Pancrase (two times; former) ***One successful title defense (first reign) **Pancrase 2012 Middleweight Tournament Winner **Pancrase 2006 Neo Blood Tournament Winner (Light Heavyweight)

Professional wrestling

Tokyo Gurentai is a professional wrestling stable, currently made up of Fujita, Kikuzawa, Mazada, and Nosawa Rongai. The group was formed in 2000 by Kikuzawa, Mazada and Nosawa and has since appeared for Japan's four biggest promotions; All Japan Pro Wrestli ...

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(1 time) – with

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 t ...

Mixed martial arts record

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Shungo Oyama Shungo Oyama ( 峻護 ''Ōyama Shungo'' ; born April 11, 1974) is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 to 2014, he competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, RINGS, DREAM, K-1, ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawamura, Ryo 1981 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Japanese male professional wrestlers Pancrase champions