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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.

In wrestling[]

  • Finishing moves
    • Cross armbreaker[1]
  • Signature moves
    • Dragon screw[1]
    • Dropkick[1]
    • Front kick[1]
    • Spinning backfist[1]

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • Fighting Network RINGS
    • 2000 RINGS King of Kings Tournament Semifinalist[2]
    • 2000 RINGS Rising Stars Middleweight Tournament Semifinalist[3]

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

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

Submission grappling record[]

Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
Loss Ricardo Arona Points ADCC -99kg First Round 2000

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

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