is a Japanese

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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 ...

and kickboxer. His real name is . As a martial artist, he competed in

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, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling (Pancrase) and Fighting Network RINGS. As a professional wrestler he competed in

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(NJPW) and

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(IGF).

Mixed martial arts career

Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling

Yanagisawa joined Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling upon the formation of the company in 1993. He lost his first two fights to future legends

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and

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. He then went on a four fight winning streak including a win over Vernon White but his win streak ended when he lost to another future MMA legend:

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. After the Shamrock fight, Yanagisawa entered Pancrase's 1995 Neo Blood Tournament where he made it to the finals before losing to Takafumi Ito. Following the loss, Yanagisawa would go winless for his next 5 fights including a draw with

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, a loss to

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, and losses in rematches to Rutten and Funaki. Yanagisawa would snap his losing streak at Pancrase - Truth 3 in a victory over Larry Papadopoulos by submission but would then lose a rematch to Mezger. After that, Yanagisawa would go a three fight winning streak including victories over Vernon White by submission and a decision victory over UFC 6 tournament winner:

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. After another loss to Mezger, Yanagisawa went on an 11 unbeaten streak including wins over future

legend:

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and UFC 7 tournament runner-up: Paul Varelans before he lost once again to Mezger. On September 14, 1998, Yanaigisawa challenged Guy Mezger for the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship but lost by Decision. After one more victory, Yanagisawa would go winless for his last 9 fights in Pancrase (including a loss to future UFC Middleweight Champion:

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) before leaving Pancrase in early 2000.

Fighting Network RINGS

In late 2000, Yanagisawa joined Fighting Network RINGS. On October 9, 2000, Yanagisawa entered RINGS' King of Kings tournament where he defeated Borislav Jeliazkov in the first round but lost to former

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in the quarterfinals. Yanagisawa would go 1–2 in his next fights including losses to

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and

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before leaving RINGS and MMA in late 2001.

Return to Pancrase and DEEP

In 2004, Yanagisawa returned to fighting at Pancrase - Brave 10 where he lost to Ryuta Noji by Decision. In 2009, Yanagisawa fought two more fights for

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but lost both fights.

Professional wrestling career

Yanagisawa debuted in wrestling in 1992 originally competing for Pro Wrestling Fujiwawa Gumi but made no impact on the promotion. By 1993, Yanagisawa left the promotion, following Masakatsu Funaki and

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to Pancrase. Ten years after debuting in wrestling, Yanagisawa returned to the sport when he joined

. He originally debuted on August 8, 2002, under a mask as he attacked

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. After unmasking, he joined Tadao Yasuda's Makai Club stable which feuded with New Japan. In November 2002, Yangisawa teamed with Yasuda and Makai #1 in the Triathlon Survivor Tournament but the group finished in last place with 1 point. On December 10, 2002, Yanagisawa teamed with Yasuda to challenge Cho-Ten for the

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but they lost. At ''Wrestling World 2003'', Yanagisawa entered the Young Generation Cup tournament. He would emerge victorious, defeating

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in the semi-finals and then

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in the finals to win the cup. On February 1, 2003, Yanagisawa entered the Teisen Hall Six Man Tag Team Tournament teaming with Makai #1 and Makai #2 but the team lost in the first round to eventual winners:

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, and

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. A few weeks later on February 16, Yanagisawa challenged

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for the NWF Heavyweight Championship but came up short. After the NWF Title match, Yanagisawa largely went into the midcard for the next year and a half continuing to represent the Makai Club. After the Club broke up, Yanagisawa joined Masahiro Chono's new stable:

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. He continued to remain in the midcard with his only notable moment was when he competed in the 2005 New Japan Cup but lost in the first round to

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. Yanagisawa would continue to compete in New Japan until leaving January 2006. Since leaving New Japan, Yanagisawa has wrestled once for Antonio Inoki's new promotion:

on their December 20, 2007 show losing to Chris Moore (Chris Masters).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling **1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Runner-up **1996 Pancrase Ranking Tournament Runner Up

Professional wrestling

**Young Generation Cup (2003)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (unanimous) , Rings: World Title Series 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 24–20–9 ,

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, Decision (split) , Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–20–9 , Ibragim Magomedov , Decision (unanimous) , S - Samurai 2000 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, 0:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–19–9 ,

, Decision (majority) , Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Japan , King of Kings 2000 Block A Quarterfinal. , - , Win , align=center, 23–18–9 , Borislav Jeliazkov , Submission (toe hold) , Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:45 , Japan , Return to Heavyweight; King of Kings 2000 Block A First Round. , - , Loss , align=center, 22–18–9 ,

Sanae Kikuta is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1996, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, DREAM, World Victory Road, DEEP, Shooto, and V ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase - Trans 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , Light Heavyweight debut. , - , Loss , align=center, 22–17–9 , Bob Stines , TKO (punches) , Pancrase - Breakthrough 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:53 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 22–16–9 ,

Akira Shoji Akira Shoji (小路晃) (born January 31, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is most known as being a regular in almost all the beginning Pride Fighting Championship Shoji was in Pri ...

, Draw , Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–16–8 , Leon Dijk , TKO (cut) , Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:48 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 22–15–8 , Takafumi Ito , Draw , Pancrase - Breakthrough 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 , , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–15–7 ,

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, Decision (majority) , Pancrase - Breakthrough 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 22–14–7 ,

Manabu Yamada Manabu Yamada (山田学, born May 18, 1969, in Tochigi, Japan) is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his participation in Shooto and Pancrase fighting organizations. On December 17, 1994, Yamada advanced to the ...

, Draw , Pancrase - Breakthrough 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 22–14–6 , Satoshi Hasegawa , Draw , Pancrase - Breakthrough 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–14–5 ,

, Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Pancrase - Advance 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:24 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 22–13–5 , Kosei Kubota , Submission (toe hold) , Pancrase - Advance 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:35 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–13–5 ,

, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase - 1998 Anniversary Show , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 30:00 , Japan , For the Pancrase Openweight Championship. , - , Draw , align=center, 21–12–5 ,

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, Draw (unanimous) , Pancrase - 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 20:00 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 21–12–4 ,

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, Draw (majority) , Pancrase - Advance 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 21–12–3 , Omar Bouiche , Submission (achilles lock) , Pancrase - Advance 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:35 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 20–12–3 ,

, Submission (toe hold) , Pancrase - Advance 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:44 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–12–3 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase - Advance 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 20:00 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 19–11–3 ,

, Draw (unanimous) , Pancrase - Advance 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 19–11–2 , Jason Godsey , KO (knee) , Pancrase - Advance 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:14 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 18–11–2 ,

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, TKO (broken ankle) , Pancrase: Alive 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:55 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 17–11–2 , Les Johnston , Submission (banana split) , Pancrase: Alive 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:35 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–11–2 , Paul Varelans , Decision (lost points) , Pancrase: Alive 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 15–11–2 ,

, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase: Alive 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 14–11–2 , Paul Lazenby , Decision (lost points) , Pancrase: Alive 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:39 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–11–2 , Kim Jong-Wang , Submission (achilles lock) , Pancrase: Alive 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:47 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 12–11–2 , Jack McGlaughlin , Submission (Sugar Hold) , Pancrase - Truth 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 11–11–2 , Takafumi Ito , Draw (unanimous) , Pancrase - Truth 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–11–1 ,

, Submission (achilles lock) , Pancrase - Truth 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–11–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 20:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–10–1 ,

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, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase - Truth 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–9–1 ,

, KO (palm strikes) , Pancrase - Truth 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:21 , Japan , 1996 Pancrase Ranking Tournament Finals , - , Win , align=center, 8–8–1 , Vernon White , Submission (achilles lock) , Pancrase - Truth 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 12:47 , Japan , 1996 Pancrase Ranking Tournament Semifinals , - , Win , align=center, 7–8–1 , Larry Papadopoulos , Submission (achilles lock) , Pancrase - Truth 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:21 , Japan , 1996 Pancrase Ranking Tournament First Round , - , Loss , align=center, 6–8–1 ,

, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase - Truth 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 20:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–7–1 ,

, Technical Submission (keylock) , Pancrase - Truth 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:42 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–6–1 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 27:35 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 6–5–1 ,

, Draw (unanimous) , Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–5 ,

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, Japan , 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , Christopher DeWeaver , Submission (kimura) , Pancrase - 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:38 ,

, Japan , 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament First Round , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 ,

, Submission (heel hook) , Pancrase - Pancrash! 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 7:30 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Todd Bjornethun , Submission (heel hook) , Pancrase - Pancrash! 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 7:12 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , James Mathews , Submission (armbar) , Pancrase - Pancrash! 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:58 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , Vernon White , TKO (lost points) , Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:55 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–2 , Andre van den Oetelaar , Submission (heel hook) , Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:51 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 ,

, Submission (kneebar) , Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:35 , Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 ,

, KO (palm strike) , Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:43 ,

, Japan ,

Kickboxing record

''Legend'':

References

External links

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