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Nobuaki Kakuda Bio
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 (174cm) 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
He named his son Kenshiro (賢士朗) and daughter Yuria (友里亜) after characters from Fist of the North Star.
Titles
- 1988 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
- 1999 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
- The 7th Kyokushin Weight Category Karate Tournament Heavyweight 4th Place
Kickboxing record
Filmography
- Narrated and sung the ending theme (Muscle Beat) to Kinnikuman Nisei Movie 1
- Commanding Sector officer in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Hōsaku Ōkawa in Fist of the Blue Sky
- Akashachi in Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh II
External links
- Profile at K-1
- Nobuaki Kakuda at the Internet Movie Database
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