- Mizuto Hirota
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Mizuto Hirota 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] Years active 2005–present Mixed martial arts record Total 18 Wins 13 By knockout 8 By decision 5 Losses 4 By submission 1 By decision 3 Draws 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: August 2, 2009 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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Mixed martial arts career
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]
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]
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]
Championships and accomplishments
- Former Sengoku Lightweight Championship (August 2, 2009 – March 7, 2010)[5]
- Former Cage Force Lightweight Championship [2]
- Current DEEP Lightweight Champion
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 18 matches 13 wins 4 losses By knockout 8 0 By submission 0 1 By decision 5 3 Draws 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes 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) GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound February 11, 2008 2 0:08 Tokyo, Japan Win 7-2 Do Gi Sin KO (punches) GCM - 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 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/
External links
Preceded by
Satoru Kitaoka2nd Sengoku Lightweight Champion
August 2, 2009 – March 7, 2010Vacant due to injuryCategories:- Living people
- 1981 births
- Japanese mixed martial artists
- Japanese judoka
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Sengoku champions
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