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Japan
Kannami, Shizuoka
Katsuya Murofushi
AGE
44
/
Aug 11, 1980
HEIGHT
5'6"
/
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
125 lbs
/
56.7 kg
ASSOCIATION
Roots
CLASS
Flyweight
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
1
17%
SUBMISSIONS
1
17%
DECISIONS
4
67%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
3
50%
DECISIONS
1
17%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Hidenobu Izena
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 4th
Feb / 23 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Naoya Uematsu
3
3:00
loss
Jun Nakamura
Heat - Heat 24
Oct / 07 / 2012
Technical Submission (Heel Hook)
1
1:16
loss
Tadaaki Yamamoto
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final
Dec / 18 / 2011
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:25
win
Takeshi Sato
Shooto - Shooting Disco 10: Twist and Shooto
Sep / 20 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Takehiro Ishii
Shooto - Shooting Disco 7: Young Man
Jan / 31 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Atsushi Takeuchi
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 4
Nov / 29 / 2008
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:44
loss
Noboru Tahara
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1
May / 03 / 2008
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
0:46
win
Kenichi Sawada
Shooto - 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Mar / 21 / 2008
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:53
win
Tomohiko Yoshida
Shooto - 6/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Jun / 30 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
loss
Tatsuya Yamamoto
Shooto - Back To Our Roots 2
Mar / 16 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Hayato Sato
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2006 Final
Dec / 02 / 2006
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
2:59
loss
Takehiro Ishii
GCM - Demolition 041114
Nov / 14 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
2
3:59
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Dec 18, 2011
Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final
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Jan 08, 2010
Pictures: Shooto 'Shooting Disco 10'
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Shooto's "Shooting Disco 10."
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Oct 14, 2009
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