Nobuaki Kakuda

Nobuaki Kakuda
角田信朗
Born April 11, 1961
Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Native name 角田信朗
Nationality Japan Japanese
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14.9 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Seidokaikan Karate
Rank      black belt in Seidokaikan
Years active 1994–2005
Kickboxing record
Total 20
Wins 11
By knockout 5
Losses 8
By knockout 4
Draws 1
Other information
Occupation Karateka, singer, voice actor, referee
Website http://www.fighting-spirit.jp/index.html

Nobuaki Kakuda (角田信朗 Kakuda Nobuaki, born April 11, 1961 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Seidokaikan Karateka.

Career

Kakuda is famous for his first punch knockout win over German mixed martial artist Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono, a former Sumo wrestler whose long losing streak has made him a laughing stock of martial arts. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest and shortest (174 cm) participant in the K-1 tournaments.

After working as a referee-in-charge and ringside judge in K-1 events, Kakuda had also served as an executive producer for K-1 under Fighting and Entertainment Group.

Personal life

Kakuda was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He named his son Kenshiro (賢士朗) and daughter Yuria (友里亜) after characters from Fist of the North Star.

Titles


Kickboxing record

11 Wins (5 KOs), 8 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Location
September 23, 2005 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Australia George Longinidis K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Japan Osaka, Japan
May 27, 2005 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Germany Mavrick K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris KO (Punch) 1 0:56 France Paris, France
March 19, 2005 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Japan Akebono K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
August 15, 2003 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Japan Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
August 19, 2001 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Brazil Baboo Da Silva K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
January 30, 2001 Draw Japan Ryushi Yanagisawa K-1 Rising 2001 Draw 3 3:00 Japan Matsuyama, Japan
March 19, 2000 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Japan Hiroki Kurosawa K-1 Burning 2000 TKO (Right Hook, 3 Knockdowns) 1 1:53 Japan Yokohama, Japan
June 6, 1999 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Scotland Duncan Airlie James K-1 Survival '99 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Japan Sapporo, Japan
October 28, 1998 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Bart Vale K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 2:09 Japan Tokyo, Japan
July 20, 1997 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Japan Ryuji Murakami K-1 Dream '97 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Japan Nagoya, Japan
April 29, 1997 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Thailand Changpuek Kiatsongrit K-1 Braves '97 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Japan Fukuoka, Japan
December 8, 1996 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Japan Tsutomu Ueda K-1 Hercules '96 KO (Right Hook) 1 1:50 Japan Nagoya, Japan
September 1, 1996 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Zane Frazier K-1 Revenge '96 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Japan Osaka, Japan
December 9, 1995 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Australia Joe Sayah (Bruce "Dragon" Joe) K-1 Hercules KO (Punch) 1 1:25 Japan Nagoya, Japan
October 8, 1995 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Japan Nobuhiro Kikuchi KO 1 -
September 3, 1995 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Australia Stan Longinidis K-1 Revenge II KO (Kick) 2 3:05 Japan Yokohama, Japan
July 16, 1995 style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Joe Son K-3 Grand Prix '95 KO (Punch) 1 1:40 Japan Nagoya, Japan
October 3, 1994 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss England Michael Thompson KO - -
June 25, 1994 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss England Michael Thompson KO 1 -
April 30, 1993 style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Grand Prix '93 KO (Left Knee Strike) 2 1:26 Japan Tokyo, Japan

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