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Masaaki Satake
Satake in 2013
Born (1965-08-17) 17 August 1965 (age 59)
Suita, Osaka, Japan
Native name佐竹雅昭
Other namesThe Monster Prince
NationalityJapanese
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleMMA
Kyokushin karate, Karate, Kickboxing
TeamSeidokaikan
Takada Dojo
Years active1984–1994 (Karate)
1990–1999 (Kickboxing)
1991-1992, 2002-2003 (Pro wrestling)
2000–2002 (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total40
Wins24
By knockout17
Losses12
By knockout8
Draws4
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses8
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision3
Draws1
Other information
UniversityKansai University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: August 5, 2012
Masaaki Satake
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Karate
All Japan Karate Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1986 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1988 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1989 Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Heavyweight
Karate Real Tournament
Silver medal – second place 1988 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1989 Heavyweight
Shidokan Open
Gold medal – first place 1988 Heavyweight
Japan Martial Arts Festival
Gold medal – first place 1989 Heavyweight
Towa Cup Open
Gold medal – first place 1992 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1993 Heavyweight
K-1 World Cup
Gold medal – first place Osaka 1993 Heavyweight

Masaaki Satake (Template:Lang-ja, Satake Masaaki, born August 17, 1965) is a Japanese former heavyweight karateka, kickboxer, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, having been a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seidokaikan school.

Early life and karate career

Satake began practicing karate after being inspired by the publications of Mas Oyama in junior high school.[1] After graduating from Kansai University with a major in English,[2] he turned down a job at a television studio in order to practice martial arts full-time. Within three years, he was fighting professionally at the national level, placing fourth in the 3rd All Japan Karate Championships of 1984. Half a decade later, he was regularly placing first in Japan's largest tournaments and ranked among the country's most successful karateka.

During October 2–3, 1993, Satake participated in his final karate tournament to date - the K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup. After defeating Patrick Smith and Adam Watt on the first day and Taiei Kin on the second, he met fellow karate superstar Andy Hug in the finals. When judges were unable to determine a winner, four additional overtime rounds were called, but a decisive winner still couldn't be named. The match went to sudden death via a tameshiwari content, wherein Satake bested his Swiss opponent to become world champion.

Kickboxing career

Satake made his kickboxing debut against WKA US Cruiserweight Champion Don Nakaya Nielsen. Nielsen placed his opponent on the defensive in the opening moments, but Satake fought back with repeated headbutts that led to a foul being ruled. Nielsen subsequently dropped his guard, allowing Satake to land a left hook too strong for Nielsen to recover from.[3] Despite taking a two-year break from kickboxing afterwards to focus on karate, Satake followed his initial victory up with an undefeated streak that included draws against world champions Rob Kaman and Peter Aerts - establishing himself as a Japanese powerhouse who could hold his own against the best of international competition.

K-1

Based on his initial kickboxing record, his status as one of Japan's top karate competitors, and his affiliation with K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seidokaikan group, Satake was invited to participate in the first K-1 event - K-1 Sanctuary I. Following a victory over American Chris Blanner, he was invited to the company's first-ever world tournament, the K-1 Grand Prix '93. He bested future Olympic bobsledder Todd Hays in the quarterfinals before suffering his first defeat (and knockout) to Branko Cikatić, who would go on to win the tournament. Despite this loss, Satake rebounded by winning his first world title – the vacant UKF World Heavyweight Championship – from his old rival Don Nakaya Nielsen. He next defeated Stan Longinidis in a title-versus-title match, but Longinidis retained his WKA World Super Heavyweight Championship after arguing that the match was not conducted under WKA rules. Satake made up for this denial by winning the KICK World Super Heavyweight and ISKA World Heavyweight Championships in a match against American Jeff Hollins at the K-2 Grand Prix '93.

Despite suffering a loss to future K-1 megastar Ernesto Hoost at K-1 Challenge, Satake was invited to the second world tournament, the K-1 Grand Prix '94. After defeating karate champ Michael Thompson in the quarterfinals, he avenged his previous year's loss to Branko Cikatić with a decision victory over the Croatian Tiger. Satake moved on to arguably the most important match of his career: the World Grand Prix final against Peter Aerts. Despite throwing no shortage of powerful strikes at the Dutchman, Satake was unable to land many significant blows while enduring several from Aerts, and lost by unanimous decision.[4] It was the last time Satake reached the finals of a WGP tournament.

Again, Satake rebounded from his grand prix loss with a world title win, this time securing the WKA World Muay Thai Super Heavyweight Championship in a match with Dennis Lane at K-1 Revenge. However, he lost it less than three months later to Sam Greco. It was the last world title he ever held. He entered and won two Japanese qualifying tournaments – the K-1 Dream '97 Japan Grand Prix and the K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 – and though these accomplishments helped lead him to the WGP three more times, he did not advance beyond the semifinals. Though his wins always outnumbered his defeats, his achievements over world champion-level opponents dwindled, as he achieved little more than a 1997 decision victory over WKA World Muay Thai Champion Kirkwood Walker and a draw with hall-of-famer Maurice Smith.

On October 3, 1999, Satake attempted to qualify for the WGP one more time in a match against Musashi. Musashi defeated him by unanimous decision. Satake, who later described his opponent as "shameful" and a "bad student," disagreed with the outcome.[5] In addition to this, his ongoing disenchantment with Kazuyoshi Ishii[5] moved him to retire from K-1 and kickboxing in general.

At the time of his retirement, Satake was the most successful Japanese fighter active in the heavyweight division. He was a four-time world champion, a winner of two regional tournaments, and is one of only 18 competitors to have reached the WGP finals.

Professional wrestling

Fighting Network RINGS (1991–1992)

Satake debuted in professional wrestling in the shoot-style promotion Fighting Network RINGS. Wearing the style's signature tights and knee boots, he fought to a draw against Hans Nijman in his first match.[6] He went on to face Gerard Gordeau in his second bout,[7] but the match descended into chaos when Gordeau – after being kicked in the back by Satake while facing away – began shooting on Satake with punches and knees, resulting in a brawl. Satake also had matches against Willie Peeters,[8] Herman Renting[9] and Maurice Smith.[10]

He participated in the Mega Battle Tournament 1992, eliminating Mitsuya Nagai in the first round[11] but retiring prematurely due to an injury sustained in training.

WRESTLE-1 (2002–2003)

In 2002 and 2003, Satake appeared in the first WRESTLE-1 event, promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling and K-1. Performing under the ring name “SATA...yarn” and wearing military garments, he wrestled Abdullah the Butcher twice, being defeated both times.[12][13]

Mixed martial arts career

Pride

Satake made the transition to mixed martial arts with Pride Fighting Championships in 2000. At 34 years old, Satake was considered too old to perform adequately but sought to defy critics by joining the Takada Dojo, training under Kazushi Sakuraba.[14] He was selected to participate in the Pride Grand Prix 2000, for which he tried to set up a match with Naoya Ogawa by trash-talking the world judo champion. Instead, he was instead pitted against UFC veteran and eventual tournament winner Mark Coleman. Masaaki lost the fight, being taken down easily by the American wrestler and submitted via neck crank.

His second fight was a non-tournament bout against former Pancrase fighter Guy Mezger. Satake successfully resisted Mezger's repeated takedown attempts during the first round but was taken down and controlled during the second for a unanimous decision loss.

At Pride 10, Satake earned his first victory over professional wrestler and judo specialist Kazunari Murakami. During the match, Murakami took down and mounted Satake, but the karate champion resisted. Satake eventually fell on top of Murakami during a scramble and applied ground and pound until a doctor stoppage. After the match, Murakami's teammate Naoya Ogawa appeared and traded heated words with Satake.

Despite talks for a possible match with Ogawa, no contest initially materialized due to Ogawa's scheduled match against Rickson Gracie.[15] However, Ogawa eventually accepted a fight against Satake, which took place at Pride 11. Satake marked his opponent's leg with low kicks, but the judo champion managed to get Masaaki on the ground and submit him via rear naked choke in the second round.[16]

At Pride 13, Satake was pitted against retired sumo and professional wrestler Tadao Yasuda. Heavily outweighed, Satake was repeatedly driven against the ropes by his adversary, impeding him from landing solid strikes and resulting in an eventual unanimous decision loss. For the rest of 2001, Satake would fight notable strikers like Igor Vovchanchyn, Semmy Schilt and Sam Greco – losing to the former two and drawing with the third.

In 2002, Masaaki fought Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Pride 20. The fight started slowly, but Jackson walked through Satake's punches and performed a powerslam, followed by multiples knees and punches from dominant positions. Satake eventually managed to stand, only for Jackson to grab his waist and execute a German suplex, making Satake land on his head. The fight was immediately ruled a TKO win for Rampage while Satake was rushed to the hospital, where a cracked skull and a gravely injured neck were diagnosed.[17]

Satake's final fight was a bout against judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2000, during which he fell to a guillotine choke.

Later career

After his retirement from combat sports, Satake opened the Satake Dojo karate school in Kyoto City.[1] In 2007, he founded the Heisi Bushido school for human resource management and training and development.[18]

In 2013, Satake was approved by the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and received a candidacy for the 23rd House of Councilors regular election.[19] Despite general LDP victory, Satake was not elected.

Titles

Kickboxing

Karate

  • K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup Champion
  • 1993 2nd Towa Cup Japan Open Tournament – 1st place
  • 1992 1st Towa Cup Japan Open Tournament – 1st place
  • 1990 9th All Japan Karate Championships – 3rd place
  • 1989 Karate Real Tournament – 1st place
  • 1989 Japan Martial Arts Festival Tournament – 1st place
  • 1989 8th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place
  • 1988 8th Shidokan Open Tournament – 1st place
  • 1988 7th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place
  • 1988 Karate Real Tournament – Runner-up
  • 1987 6th All Japan Karate Championships – 1st place
  • 1986 5th All Japan Karate Championships – Runner-up
  • 1985 4th All Japan Karate Championships – Runner-up
  • 1984 3rd All Japan Karate Championships – 4th place

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
43 Fights, 24 wins (17 (T)KOs), 12 Losses, 4 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1999-10-03 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 24-12-4
Fails to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix '99 final.
1999-08-22 Win Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge K-1 Spirits '99 Tokyo, Japan KO (kick) 3 2:47 24-11-4
1999-06-20 Win South Africa Jokki Oberholtzer K-1 Braves '99 Fukuoka, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 3 2:19 23-11-4
1999-04-25 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 Revenge '99 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 22-11-4
1998-12-13 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Tokyo, Japan TKO (referee stoppage, Left Knee Strike) 1 2:40 22-10-4
1998-09-27 Win Brazil Glaube Feitosa K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round Osaka, Japan Decision (majority) 5 3:00 22-9-4
Qualifies for the K-1 Grand Prix '98 final.
1998-08-28 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 21-9-4
Wins the K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 tournament.
1998-08-28 Win Japan Toru Oishi K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 semifinals Tokyo, Japan KO (left punch) 2 2:03 20-9-4
1998-08-28 Win Japan Yoji Anjo K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (right high kick) 2 1:02 19-9-4
1998-07-18 Loss England Matt Skelton K-1 Dream '98 Nagoya, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 2:06 18-9-4
1998-05-24 Draw Japan Musashi K-1 Braves '98 Fukuoka, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 18-8-4
1998-04-09 Draw United States Maurice Smith K-1 Kings '98 Yokohama, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 18-8-3
1997-11-09 Loss Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (left High Kick) 1 0:15 18-8-2
1997-09-07 Win Canada Jean Rivière K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round Osaka, Japan 2nd Ext.R decision (unanimous) 7 3:00 18-7-2
Qualifies for the K-1 Grand Prix '97 final.
1997-07-20 Win Japan Masashi Suzuki K-1 Dream '97 Japan GP Final Nagoya, Japan TKO (corner stoppage/towel) 4 1:17 17-7-2
Wins the K-1 Japan GP '97 tournament.
1997-07-20 Win Japan Shuji Abe K-1 Dream '97 Japan GP semifinal Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 16-7-2
1997-07-20 Win Japan Sadakazu Kiyohara K-1 Dream '97 Japan GP quarterfinal Nagoya, Japan TKO (right straight) 1 1:33 15-7-2
1997-06-07 Win England Kirkwood Walker K-1 Fight Night '97 Zürich, Switzerland Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 14-7-2
1997-03-16 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 Kings '97 Yokohama, Japan TKO (right hook) 2 1:24 13-7-2
1996-10-18 Loss Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Star Wars '96 Yokohama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 13-6-2
The bout was for the vacant W.K.A. World Muay Thai Super Heavyweight Championship title.
1995-05-04 Loss France Jerome Le Banner K-1 Grand Prix '95 quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan KO (left hook) 3 2:32 13-5-2
1995-03-03 Win Germany Kimo Leopoldo K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns, Left Middle Kick) 2 2:27 13-4-2
Qualifies for the K-1 World Grand Prix 1995.
1994-12-10 Loss Australia Sam Greco K-1 Legend Nagoya, Japan KO (right hook) 2 1:27 12-4-2
Loses the WKA Thai Boxing World Super Heavyweight title.
1994-10-02 Win England Gary Sandland Karate World Cup '94 Osaka, Japan TKO (left middle kick) 2 2:28 12-3-2
1994-09-18 Win United States Dennis Lane K-1 Revenge Yokohama, Japan TKO (right low kick) 2 1:38 11-3-2
Wins the WKA Thai Boxing World Super Heavyweight title.
1994-04-30 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 Grand Prix '94 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 10-3-2
The bout was for the K-1 Grand Prix '94 tournament title.
1994-04-30 Win Croatia Branko Cikatić K-1 Grand Prix '94 semifinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 10-2-2
1994-04-30 Win England Michael Thompson K-1 Grand Prix '94 quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan TKO (left knee attack) 3 0:34 9-2-2
1994-03-04 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (left high kick) 2 2:45 8-2-2
1993-12-19 Win United States Jeff Hollins K-2 Grand Prix '93 Tokyo, Japan TKO (punches) 2 1:28 8-1-2
Wins the KICK World Super Heavyweight title and ISKA Oriental Rule World Heavyweight title.
1993-09-04 Win Australia Stan Longinidis K-1 Illusion Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 7-1-2
The bout was for the UKF World Heavyweight title held by Satake and the WKA Kickboxing World Super Heavyweight title held by Longinidis.
Longinidis lost but retained his title because he asserted that the bout was not under WKA rules.
1993-06-25 Win United States Don Nakaya Nielsen K-1 Illusion Osaka, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns/Right hook) 1 2:30 6-1-2
Wins the vacant UKF World Heavyweight title.
1993-04-30 Loss Croatia Branko Cikatić K-1 Grand Prix '93 semi-final Tokyo, Japan KO (left hook) 3 0:45 5-1-2
1993-04-30 Win United States Todd Hays K-1 Grand Prix '93 quarter-final Tokyo, Japan KO (right low kick) 2 0:45 5-0-2
1993-03-30 Win United States Chris Blanner K-1 Sanctuary I Tokyo, Japan KO (right hook) 2 1:39 4-0-2
1992-10-04 Draw Netherlands Peter Aerts Martial arts Olympics III: Karate World Cup '92 Osaka, Osaka, Japan Decision Draw 3-0-2
1992-08-21 Draw Netherlands Rob Kaman RINGS Mega Battle Special: Ishizue Tokyo, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 3-0-1
1992-07-30 Win United States Ahmad Muhammad Seidokaikan Martial arts Olympics II Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:57 3-0-0
1992-07-16 Win Netherlands Peter Ula RINGS Mega Battle VI KO 4 1:02 2-0-0
1990-06-30 Win United States Don Nakaya Nielsen AJKF Inspiring Wars – Heat Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2:07 1-0-0
Satake's debut bout as a professional kickboxer.
After the bout, Nielsen's side asserted that he lost because of Satake's headbutts.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed rules

Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2000-06-11 Win Russia Podryatine Denis Ultimate Boxing Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
1992-03-26 Draw United States Maurice Smith Martial arts Olympics I Tokyo, Japan Time Over 4
1R and 2R were fought under kickboxing rules, 3R and 4R under karate rules.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 1 win 8 losses
By knockout 1 2
By submission 0 3
By decision 0 3
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1-8-1 Hidehiko Yoshida Submission (neck crank) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 December 31, 2002 1 0:50 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 1-7-1 Quinton Jackson TKO (slam) Pride 20 April 28, 2002 1 7:18 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Draw 1-6-1 Sam Greco Draw Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 December 31, 2001 5 3:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 1-6 Semmy Schilt TKO (strikes) Pride 17 November 3, 2001 1 2:18 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-5 Igor Vovchanchyn Decision (unanimous) Pride 15 July 29, 2001 3 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 1-4 Tadao Yasuda Decision (split) Pride 13 - Collision Course March 25, 2001 3 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 1-3 Naoya Ogawa Submission (rear-naked choke) Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun October 31, 2000 2 2:01 Osaka, Japan
Win 1-2 Kazunari Murakami TKO (punches) Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors August 27, 2000 1 6:58 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 0-2 Guy Mezger Decision (unanimous) Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals May 1, 2000 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 Mark Coleman Submission (neck crank) Pride Grand Prix 2000 opening round January 30, 2000 1 1:14 Tokyo, Japan

Mixed rules

Professional record breakdown
0 matches 0 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1-0 Mitsuya Nagai KO (palm strike) Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1992 first round October 29, 1992 1 1:24 Nagoya, Japan

Karate record

Karate record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1993-10-03 Win Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup Final Osaka, Japan Tameshiwari 5 3:00
Wins the K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup.
1993-10-03 Win Japan Taiei Kin K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup semifinals Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
1993-10-02 Win Australia Adam Watt K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup quarterfinals Osaka, Japan Ex.R decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
1993-10-02 Win United States Patrick Smith K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup 1st round Osaka, Japan TKO 1 1:16
1991-10-10 Loss Netherlands Gerard Gordeau Karate World Cup '91 - All Japan Karate Championship Decision (Divided) 3
1991-06-04 Win United States Willie Williams USA Oyama Karate Vs. Karate Masamichi Decision (unanimous) 3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Ichi, ni no sanshiro Sanshiro
2004 Gokudô kôshien Video release

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf Joe Higashi (voice) Animated feature based on the video game
1995 The Kindaichi Case Files Live-action miniseries based on the manga
1996 Holy Dragon Legend Raijin 10-episode miniseries
2003 Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (Episode 33) Hirurindou, Trinoid #2

Bibliography

  • Satake, Masaaki (1992). 世紀末覇者伝 [The End of the Century] (in Japanese). Japan: JICC Publishing Bureau. ISBN 978-4-79-660546-5.

See also

References

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