Kazuo Takahashi
Birth : 1969-03-13, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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Kazuo Takahashi, ring name Yoshiki Takahashi, is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1993 until 2013 (and then once again in 2018), he competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, RINGS, K-1 HERO'S, and World Victory Road. He is the former King of Pancrase Heavyweight Champion.
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Pride Critical Countdown Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 1, 2006. This event comprised the second round of the Pride 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament, featuring the advancing fighters from the first round held at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. Wanderlei Silva was inserted into the tournament in place of Pride Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, who was unable to participate due to a hand injury.
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Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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Pride Total Elimination 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This event consisted of the first round of the 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix. It took place on April 25th, 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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Pancrase: Spirit 9 was an event held on December 21, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Pancrase: Proof 7 was an event held on December 1, 2001 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
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Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1 was an event held on May 31, 1994, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Pancrase: Pancrash! 1 was an event held on January 19, 1994, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on October 14, 1993 at the Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The event featured future King of Pancrase champions Masakatsu Funaki, Bas Rutten, Ken Shamrock, and Minoru Suzuki. Headlining the promotion's second mma event was future UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock against Kazuo Takahashi. Other notable fights on the card were Minoru Suzuki, who took on Vernon White. Pancrase co-founder Funaki took on Ryushi Yanagisawa, while Bas Rutten faced Takaku Fuke.
Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan on September 21, 1993. The card featured many future MMA champions.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on December 5th, 1992 at City Gymnasium in Niigata, Japan and presented the following matches: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Mark Ashford-Smith, Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Bart Vale, Kazuo Takahashi vs. Aleksey Medvedev, Minoru Suzuki vs. Jerry Flynn, Wayne Shamrock vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Masakatsu Funaki vs. David Gobejishvili.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on October 4th, 1992 at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and presented the following matches: Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Yuki Ishikawa, Joe Malenko vs. Georgii Galdava, Naoki Sano vs. Jerry Flynn, Bart Vale vs. Aleksey Medvedev, Duane Koslowski vs. Oleg Naniev, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Zaour Chabadze, Kazuo Takahashi vs. Superman Sattasaba, Wayne Shamrock vs. Don Nakaya Nielsen, Minoru Suzuki vs. David Gobejishvili & Masakatsu Funaki vs. Maurice Smith.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on August 15th, 1992 at Tokushima Shiritsu Taiikukan in Tokushima, Japan and presented the following matches: Jerry Flynn vs. Yuki Ishikawa, Georgii Galdava vs. Johnny Barrett, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Mark Rush, Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Kazuo Takahashi, Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Minoru Suzuki vs. Joe Malenko.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on May 15th, 1992 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan and presented the following matches: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Dieuseul Berto, Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Jerry Flynn, Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuo Takahashi, Yusuke Fuke vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Bart Vale & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Don Nakaya Nielsen.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on March 20th, 1992 at James L. Knight International Center in Miami, Florida, USA and presented the following matches: Jerry Flynn vs. Kazuo Takahashi, Yusuke Fuke vs. Dieuseul Berto, Masakatsu Funaki vs. Mark Rush, Ken Shamrock vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Bart Vale.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on February 24th, 1992 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan and presented the following matches: Wellington Wilkins Jr. vs. Lato Kiraware, Bart Vale vs. Kazuo Takahashi, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Yusuke Fuke, Minoru Suzuki vs. Jerry Flynn & Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Masakatsu Funaki.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on January 15th, 1992 at Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan and presented the following matches: Kazuo Takahashi vs. Wellington Wilkins Jr., Naoki Sano vs. Jerry Flynn, Minoru Suzuki vs. Yusuke Fuke, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Bart Vale & Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Masakatsu Funaki.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on August 23rd, 1991 at Nakajima Sports Center in Hokkaido Japan and presented the following matches: Kazuo Takahashi vs. Duane Koslowski, Jerry Flynn vs. Bart Vale, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Lato Kiraware, Minoru Suzuki vs. Lawi Napataya & Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Masakatsu Funaki.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on July 26th, 1991 at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Chiba Japan and presented the following matches: Kazuo Takahashi vs. Mark Rush, Bart Vale vs. Lato Kiraware, Wayne Shamrock vs. Duane Koslowski, Yusuke Fuke vs. Lawi Napataya, Minoru Suzuki vs. Naoki Sano & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Masakatsu Funaki.
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on April 16th, 1991 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo Japan and presented the following matches: Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuo Takahashi, Yusuke Fuke vs. Bart Vale, Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Wellington Wilkins Jr., Wayne (Ken) Shamrock vs. Naoki Sano & Masakatsu Funaki vs. Johnny Barrett.
