Kazuo Misaki Japanese: was born on April 25,1976 and is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist.
14 Facts About Kazuo Misaki
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Kazuo Misaki later added kickboxing training in the Katori Dojo, and was finally introduced to mixed martial arts by Sanae Kikuta as part of his Grabaka team.
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Kazuo Misaki was named as his replacement and defeated Denis Kang by split decision.
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Kazuo Misaki's last fight in PRIDE was a unanimous decision loss to Frank Trigg at PRIDE 33 on February 24,2007.
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Kazuo Misaki went on to fight in World Victory Road's inaugural event "Sengoku", on March 5,2008, where he defeated Siyar Bahadurzada.
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Kazuo Misaki's next fight was at Sengoku 3 on June 8,2008, where he beat Logan Clark by unanimous decision.
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Kazuo Misaki then signed with Strikeforce in 2008, where he was scheduled to fight Joe Riggs but was forced to pull out due to injury.
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Kazuo Misaki then faced off against MWGP winner Jorge Santiago to determine WVR's first MW champion.
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Kazuo Misaki was utilizing striking to keep Santiago at a distance, countering his kicks and punches.
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Kazuo Misaki was dominating the fight until he got taken down and submitted in the final round.
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On November 8,2009 Kazuo Misaki announced he was leaving his long-time gym GRABAKA.
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Kazuo Misaki was dropped by a punch from Manhoef and the referee stopped the fight before Manhoef could follow him to the ground.
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On March 19,2009, Kazuo Misaki was pulled over by a police officer for talking on his cellphone while driving, when pulling over Kazuo Misaki attempted to flee the scene, knocking into the arresting officers' car.
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Kazuo Misaki fought and beat Kazuhiro Nakamura at Sengoku 9, however he did not receive pay, and went on immediate indefinite suspension after the fight.