Hiromitsu Kanehara
| Hiromitsu Kanehara | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 5, 1970 Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan |
| Other names | The Smiley Killer, RINGS Saigo no Ace ("RINGS's Last Ace"), UWF no Chisho ("UWF's Grand General") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Team | UKR |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 50 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 27 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 17 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hiromitsu Kanehara (金原弘光 Kanehara Hiromitsu, (born October 5, 1970 in Owariasahi, Aichi)) is a Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent who competes in the Light Heavyweight division.[1]
Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the discipline in the late 1990s. Unlike most shoot-style comrades such as Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Sakata, and Minoru Suzuki, who returned to regular puroresu, Kanehara only has done sporadic appearances.
Mixed martial arts career
Fighting Network RINGS
Kanehara had his debut in world wide MMA at the 1999 edition of the King of Kings tournament, where he faced tough opposition. Kanehara eliminated Jeremy Horn in the first round, winning the unanimous decision thanks to his superior wrestling and ground work, and then went to face eventual winner Dan Henderson. The match was harsh and brutal, with Kanehara getting his nose broken, and finally being dominated with repeated takedowns for a majority decision loss.
After the tournament, Kanehara avenged his defeat to Valentijn Overeem, knocking out the Dutch fighter via punches from the clinch in a RINGS Holland event. He was next sent as a RINGS representative to the event Colosseum 2000, where he found himself in front of Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Mario Sperry; even at loss, Kanehara performed impressively, countering and escaping all the bad positions he was caught with by Sperry. Before the next edition of the tournament, Kanehara still fought the former finalist Renato "Babalu" Sobral, losing by decision.
Kanehara returned to KoK format facing popular luta livre practitioner and ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship champion Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira. Although believed to be technically outmatched, Kanehara fought a long, strategic match and ended submitting the decorated grappler by kimura. He then won his next match, quickly knocking out Tommy Sauer with punches, and reached the tournament's final event. There, Kanehara fought and defeated another tough opponent in the form of Dave Menne, dominating the stand-up and knocking him out for a TKO win in round 3, although there was some controversy when Menne's corner protested the stoppage had been premature. Finally, Kanehara faced the eventual winner, Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, losing a very back and forth grappling contest when he was caught in a choke and forced to submit.
After his KoK tenures, Kanehara went to fight another Brazilian exponent and ADCC winner, Ricardo Arona, who he had already wrestled in ADCC in a losing effort. Though Kanehara was able to survive several striking combinations, holding his own on the mat, he was reversed in one of his own kneebar attempts and submitted. Right after he fought future Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Matt Hughes, losing by unanimous decision.
PRIDE Fighting Championships
At the twilight of his career, Kanehara debuted in PRIDE Fighting Championships as a RINGS veteran, and was pitted against a series of world-level opponents. The first of them would be Wanderlei Silva in a challenge fight in PRIDE 23 for the PRIDE Middleweight Championship, but Kanehara was knocked down with strikes and hit with soccer kicks and stompts until his corner threw the towel.
Hiromitsu returned to PRIDE as part of the Bushido series, taking on another feared striker in Mirko Filipović. The match went to the judges this time, as Kanehara absorbed a surprising amount of punishment, including Mirko's dreaded left high kick. He got similar results against Alistair Overeem in PRIDE 28; he survived to punches, flying knees and even a German suplex-like takedown, until he was finished by doctor stoppage.
His final apparition in PRIDE was in its 29th event, being defeated by Maurício Rua by strikes.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 50 matches | 18 wins | 27 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 6 |
| By submission | 4 | 4 |
| By decision | 8 | 17 |
| Draws | 5 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19–27–5 | Yuki Kondo | Decision (points) | U-Spirits: U-Spirits Again | March 9, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 19–26–5 | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Haleo Impact | December 22, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 19–25–5 | Yuki Sasaki | Draw (unanimous) | Grabaka: Grabaka Live 2 | October 27, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 19–25–4 | Yusuke Sakashita | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Over Again | April 7, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 19–24–4 | Daijiro Matsui | Draw (majority) | Deep 57: Impact | February 8, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 19–24–3 | Hideto Tatsumi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 54 Impact | June 24, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19–23–3 | Hiroki Sato | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 51 Impact | December 11, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 18–23–3 | Yong Choi | Draw | Deep: 49 Impact | August 27, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18–23–2 | Riki Fukuda | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 46 Impact | February 28, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 18–22–2 | Makoto Miyazawa | TKO (punches) | Deep: 44 Impact | October 10, 2009 | 1 | 0:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 17–22–2 | Ryuta Sakurai | Draw | Deep: 42 Impact | June 30, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 17–22–1 | Kenji Nagai | TKO (punches) | Deep: 41 Impact | April 16, 2009 | 2 | 3:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16–22–1 | Ichiro Kanai | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Shining 8 | October 1, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16–21–1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Shining 5 | June 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16–20–1 | Izuru Takeuchi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Shining 2 | March 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16–19–1 | Ryo Kawamura | KO (punches) | Pancrase: Rising 3 | March 18, 2007 | 3 | 1:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16–18–1 | Marcelo Brito | Technical Submission (armbar) | MARS 5: Marching On | October 28, 2006 | 1 | 0:49 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16–17–1 | Ruslan Abdulkhamidov | Submission (heel hook) | Kokoro: Kill Or Be Killed | August 15, 2006 | 1 | 2:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–17–1 | Kestutis Arbocius | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Blow 3 | April 9, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–16–1 | Chalid Arrab | Decision (majority) | Hero's 2005 in Seoul | November 5, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 15–15–1 | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Spiral 8 | October 2, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–14–1 | Iouri Bekichev | TKO (strikes) | Rings Russia: CIS vs. The World | August 20, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Lithuania | |
| Loss | 15–13–1 | Maurício Rua | TKO (stomp) | Pride 29: Fists of Fire | February 20, 2005 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–12–1 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (doctor stoppage) | PRIDE 28 | October 31, 2004 | 2 | 3:52 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–11–1 | Mirko Filipović | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE: Bushido 3 | May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 15–10–1 | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (corner stoppage) | PRIDE 23 | November 24, 2002 | 1 | 3:40 | Tokyo, Japan | For PRIDE Middleweight Championship |
| Draw | 15–9–1 | Mikhail Ilyukhin | Draw | Rings: World Title Series Grand Final | February 15, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 15–9 | Paul Cahoon | Decision (split) | Rings: World Title Series 5 | December 21, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 14–9 | Kelly Jacobs | TKO (lost points) | Rings: World Title Series 4 | October 20, 2001 | 2 | 1:51 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 13–9 | Matt Hughes | Decision (majority) | Rings: 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 13–8 | Ricardo Arona | Submission (kneebar) | Rings: World Title Series 2 | June 15, 2001 | 2 | 0:53 | Yokohama, Japan | 2001 RINGS Middleweight Championship Tournament First Round |
| Loss | 13–7 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | 2 | 0:27 | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 RINGS King of Kings Semifinals |
| Win | 13–6 | Dave Menne | TKO (punches) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | 3 | 3:24 | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 RINGS King of Kings Third Round |
| Win | 12–6 | Tommy Sauer | TKO (punches) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | 1 | 4:14 | Osaka, Japan | 2000 RINGS King of Kings Second Round |
| Win | 11–6 | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (kimura) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | 2 | 2:45 | Osaka, Japan | 2000 RINGS King of Kings First Round |
| Win | 10–6 | Josh Hall | Decision (split) | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Hawaii, United States | 2000 RINGS Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinals. Later pulls out of tournament |
| Win | 9–6 | Adrian Serrano | Submission (armlock) | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 1 | 2:07 | Hawaii, United States | 2000 RINGS Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament First Round |
| Loss | 8–6 | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | June 15, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Mario Sperry | Decision (majority) | C2K: Colosseum 2000 | May 26, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 8–4 | Valentijn Overeem | KO (punch) | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | February 6, 2000 | 1 | 4:14 | Netherlands | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Dan Henderson | Decision (majority) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 RINGS King of Kings Tournament Second Round |
| Win | 7–3 | Jeremy Horn | Decision (majority) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 RINGS King of Kings Tournament First Round |
| Win | 6–3 | Wataru Sakata | Decision (lost points) | Rings: Rise 5th | August 19, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 5–3 | Masayuki Naruse | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: Rise 4th | June 24, 1999 | 3 | 10:00 | Japan | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Valentijn Overeem | TKO (corner stoppage) | Rings: Rise 3rd | May 22, 1999 | 1 | 4:35 | Japan | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (armbar) | Rings: Rise 1st | March 20, 1999 | 3 | 0:14 | Japan | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Ricardo Morais | Decision | Rings: Final Capture | February 21, 1999 | 5 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 4–0 | Hans Nijman | Submission (armbar) | Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament | December 23, 1998 | 1 | 9:04 | Japan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Lee Hasdell | Decision | NOTS 2: Night of the Samurai 2 | October 11, 1998 | 1 | 15:00 | England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Sander MacKilljan | Submission (armlock) | Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration | June 27, 1998 | 1 | 3:26 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Lee Hasdell | Decision | Rings: Third Fighting Integration | May 29, 1998 | 1 | 30:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
Kickboxing record
| Kickboxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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0 wins (0 KOs), 1 loss
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest | ||||||||||||||||||||
Submission grappling record
KO PUNCHES| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
| Loss |  Ricardo Arona | Points | ADCC -99kg First Round | 2000 | |||
Championships and accomplishments
- Union of Wrestling Forces International
- Junior League Tournament (1992)[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile at Oocities". Oocities. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ http://prowrestlinghistory.com/
- ↑ http://prowrestlinghistory.com/
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47062
