Mizuto Hirota
| Mizuto Hirota | |
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| Born | May 5, 1981 [1] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Boxing, Judo[1] |
| Team | Gutsman Shooto Dojo[1], Cave |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Mizuto Hirota (廣田 瑞人 Hirota Mizuto, born May 5, 1981)[1] is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is a former lightweight champion in World Victory Road's Sengoku-promotion, the former lightweight champion for Cage Force, and the current DEEP lightweight champion. He holds notable victories over Katsunori Kikuno, Satoru Kitaoka, Mitsuhiro Ishida and Ryan Schultz.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts career
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In April 2008, at Cage Force 6, Hirota defeated Tomonari Kanomata to win the Cage Force Lightweight Championship.[2]
Hirota then entered World Victory Road's 2008 Lightweight Grand-Prix where he won his first-round fight by knocking out the last International Fight League lightweight champion, Ryan Schultz, at Sengoku 4 in August 2008. He was then eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals after losing by unanimous decision against Kazunori Yokota at Sengoku 6 in November the same year.[3]
In February 2009 he defended his Cage Force title when he fought to a draw with multiple-time King of Pancrase, Katsuya Inoue, and in May 2009 he defeated Mitsuhiro Ishida by knockout at Shooto Tradition Final.[3]
[edit] Sengoku Lightweight Champion
On August 2, 2009, at Sengoku 9, Hirota was matched up with the eventual winner of WVR's 2008 lightweight tournament and their inaugural lightweight champion, Satoru Kitaoka.[3] Hirota, who was an underdog going in to the fight,[4] had to defend multiple submission-attempts by Kitaoka during the first round, but came back in the second landing strikes on the feet while stopping Kitaoka's takedown-attempts.[5] In the third, Kitaoka was able to take Hirota down and control him on the ground eventually resulting in a yellow-card inactivity-warning for Hirota as he did not improve his position.[5] The fourth round saw Hirota damage Kitaoka with knee-strikes while on the feet, prompting Kitaoka to shoot in for a takedown. Hirota defended it and continued to land knees to the head of the grounded Kitaoka which forced the referee to step in at 2:50, giving Hirota the TKO-victory to become the new Sengoku Lightweight Champion.[4][5]
[edit] Dynamite!! 2009
On December 31, 2009, Hirota faced DREAM and WAMMA Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki. In the first round Aoki caught Hirota in a hammerlock. When Hirota refused to submit, Aoki broke Hirota's arm and won the fight.[6]
On March 7, 2010, Hirota announced during Sengoku 12 that he would be vacating his belt due to his injuries sustained at Dynamite!! 2009.[7]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Former Sengoku Lightweight Championship (August 2, 2009 – March 7, 2010)[5]
- Former Cage Force Lightweight Championship [2]
- Current DEEP Lightweight Champion
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14-4-1 | Seichi Ikemoto | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 57 Impact | February 18, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Deep Lightweight Title |
| Win | 13-4-1 | Katsunori Kikuno | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 55 Impact | August 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Lightweight Title |
| Loss | 12-4-1 | Shinya Aoki | Technical Submission (hammerlock) | Dynamite!! 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 1 | 2:17 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM vs Sengoku, Champion vs Champion, Aoki was reigning DREAM lightweight champion. |
| Win | 12-3-1 | Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (knees) | Sengoku 9 | August 2, 2009 | 4 | 2:50 | Saitama, Japan | Won Sengoku Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 11-3-1 | Mitsuhiro Ishida | TKO (punches) | Shooto Tradition Final | May 10, 2009 | 1 | 1:33 | Japan | |
| Draw | 10-3-1 | Katsuya Inoue | Draw | GCM - Cage Force EX | February 28, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | Defended Cage Force Lightweight Championship |
| Loss | 10-3 | Kazunori Yokota | Decision (unanimous) | Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | 2008 LW Grand Prix Semifinal |
| Win | 10-2 | Ryan Schultz | KO (superman punch) | Sengoku 4 | August 24, 2008 | 2 | 4:25 | Saitama, Japan | 2008 LW Grand Prix Opening Round |
| Win | 9-2 | Tomonari Kanomata | TKO (punches) | GCM - Cage Force 6 | April 5, 2008 | 1 | 1:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Cage Force Lightweight Championship[2] |
| Win | 8-2 | Johnny Frachey | TKO (punches) | Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | February 11, 2008 | 2 | 0:08 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7-2 | Do Gi Sin | KO (punches) | Cage Force 5 | December 1, 2007 | 1 | 0:16 | Japan | |
| Loss | 6-2 | Ganjo Tentsuku | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Shooting Disco 2 | August 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-1 | Takashi Nakakura | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Back To Our Roots 1 | February 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | For Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight (154 lb) Championship |
| Win | 6-0 | Jin Kazeta | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - The Devilock | May 12, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-0 | Danilo Cherman | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - The Victory of the Truth | February 17, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-0 | Kabuto Kokage | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - 12/17 in Shinjuku FACE | December 17, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-0 | Yoshihiro Koyama | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - 9/23 in Korakuen Hall | September 23, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Komei Okada | TKO (punches) | Shooto - 6/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall | June 3, 2005 | 1 | 4:56 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Masaaki Yamamori | TKO (punches) | Shooto - 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall | February 6, 2005 | 2 | 1:27 | Tokyo, Japan |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Sherdog.com. "Fight Finder - Mizuto Hirota's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mizuto-Hirota-12078. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Profile at G-C-M.net" (in Japanese). http://www.g-c-m.net/fighter/hirota/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b c Sherdog.com. "Sengoku ‘Ninth Battle’ Preview". Sherdog.com. http://sherdog.com/news/articles/2/Sengoku-Ninth-Battle-Preview-18834. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b Smith, Michael David (2009-02-18). "Mizuto Hirota Stuns Satoru Kitaoka for Sengoku Lightweight Title". MMA FanHouse. http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/08/02/mizuto-hirota-stuns-satoru-kitaoka-for-sengoku-lightweight-title/. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b c d Morgan, John. "WVR crowns featherweight grand prix winner, lightweight belt on line at "Sengoku Ninth Battle"". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15706/wvr-crowns-featherweight-grand-prix-winner-lightweight-belt-on-line-at-sengoku-ninth-battle.mma. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Shinya Aoki's Post-Fight Behavior After Breaking Hirota's Arm Crosses Line". mmafighting.com. http://www.mmafighting.com/2009/12/31/shinya-aokis-post-fight-behavior-after-breaking-hirotas-arm-cr/. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/07/hirota-vacates-sengoku-title-kanehara-to-defend-belt-at-sengoku/
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Satoru Kitaoka |
2nd Sengoku Lightweight Champion August 2, 2009 – March 7, 2010 |
Vacant
due to injury
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