Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Technically he is the only man to have ever beaten Fedor Emelianenko. However the cut by which the fight was ended, was made due to an elbow, which was illegal in the competition.

MMA career

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka won the prestigious Lumox Cup tournament to begin his MMA career, beating out the likes of Akihiro Gono and Egan Inoue. Small heavyweight for a heavyweight, at 215 pounds, Kosaka has also defeated Ron Waterman and Ricardo Morais, both of whom weighed in for their contests against him in excess of 300 pounds. One of his biggest wins arrived late in his career, when he knocked out Brazilian Top Team coach Mario Sperry on the same day of his son's birth.

Victory over Fedor Emelianenko

In 2000, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka scored a controversial victory over future PRIDE Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the opening round of the RINGS: King of Kings 2000 tournament. Kohsaka landed an accidental elbow from a missed punch to the forehead of Emelianenko, opening a cut that prevented Emelianenko from continuing. Due to the tournament structure, a winner had to be chosen to advance so Kohsaka was declared the victor. Fact|date=May 2008 Emelianenko avenged the loss at PRIDE Bushido 6, defeating Kohsaka via TKO.

On October 2, 2005, Kohsaka would lose his Pancrase super heavyweight title to up and comer Mike Kyle. He announced his intentions to retire should he lose any of his matches in 2006. On May 5, 2006, he lost to Mark Hunt at PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute and has not competed in MMA since.

Personal life

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka now owns and operates a dojo in Japan where he trains his "A-Square" team along with Hidehiko Yoshida and his stable.

MMA record

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wins=26
losses=18
draws=2
ko-wins=8
ko-losses=8
sub-wins=6
sub-losses=2
dec-wins=8
dec-losses=6

External links

* [http://tk.livedoor.biz/ Official blog]
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