Nobuaki Kakuda

Nobuaki Kakuda
Born	(1961-04-11) April 11, 1961 Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Native name	角田信朗
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14.9 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Seidokaikan Karate
Rank	black belt in Seidokaikan
Years active	1994–2005
Kickboxing record
Total	20
Wins	11
By knockout	5
Losses	8
By knockout	4
Draws	1
Other information
Occupation	Karateka, singer, voice actor, referee
Website	http://www.fighting-spirit.jp/index.html

Nobuaki Kakuda (角田信朗, Kakuda Nobuaki, born April 11, 1961 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Seidokaikan Karateka.

Career

Kakuda is famous for his first punch knockout win over American mixed martial artist Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono, a former Sumo wrestler whose long losing streak has made him a laughing stock of martial arts. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest and shortest (174 cm) participant in the K-1 tournaments.

After working as a referee-in-charge and ringside judge in K-1 events, Kakuda had also served as an executive producer for K-1 under Fighting and Entertainment Group.

Personal life

Kakuda was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He named his son Kenshiro (賢士朗) and daughter Yuria (友里亜) after characters from Fist of the North Star.

Titles

• 1988 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
• 1999 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
• The 7th Kyokushin Weight Category Karate Tournament Heavyweight 4th Place

Kickboxing record

11 Wins (5 KOs), 8 Losses, 1 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Location
September 23, 2005	Loss	George Longinidis	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Osaka, Japan
May 27, 2005	Win	Mavrick	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris	KO (Punch)	1	0:56	Paris, France
March 19, 2005	Loss	Akebono	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Seoul, South Korea
August 15, 2003	Loss	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
August 19, 2001	Win	Baboo Da Silva	K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Saitama, Japan
January 30, 2001	Draw	Ryushi Yanagisawa	K-1 Rising 2001	Draw	3	3:00	Matsuyama, Japan
March 19, 2000	Win	Hiroki Kurosawa	K-1 Burning 2000	TKO (Right Hook, 3 Knockdowns)	1	1:53	Yokohama, Japan
June 6, 1999	Win	Duncan Airlie James	K-1 Survival '99	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	Sapporo, Japan
October 28, 1998	Win	Bart Vale	K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	2:09	Tokyo, Japan
July 20, 1997	Win	Ryuji Murakami	K-1 Dream '97	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	Nagoya, Japan
April 29, 1997	Loss	Changpuek Kiatsongrit	K-1 Braves '97	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	Fukuoka, Japan
December 8, 1996	Win	Tsutomu Ueda	K-1 Hercules '96	KO (Right Hook)	1	1:50	Nagoya, Japan
September 1, 1996	Win	Zane Frazier	K-1 Revenge '96	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	Osaka, Japan
December 9, 1995	Win	Joe Sayah (Bruce "Dragon" Joe)	K-1 Hercules	KO (Punch)	1	1:25	Nagoya, Japan
October 8, 1995	Win	Nobuhiro Kikuchi		KO	1	-
September 3, 1995	Loss	Stan Longinidis	K-1 Revenge II	KO (Kick)	2	3:05	Yokohama, Japan
July 16, 1995	Win	Joe Son	K-3 Grand Prix '95	KO (Punch)	1	1:40	Nagoya, Japan
October 3, 1994	Loss	Michael Thompson		KO	-	-
June 25, 1994	Loss	Michael Thompson		KO	1	-
April 30, 1993	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 Grand Prix '93	KO (Left Knee Strike)	2	1:26	Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

• Narrated and sung the ending theme (Muscle Beat) to Kinnikuman Nisei Movie 1
• Commanding Sector officer in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
• Hōsaku Ōkawa in Fist of the Blue Sky
• Akashachi in Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh II

External links

• Nobuaki Kakuda at IMDb