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Kiyotaka Shimizu (清水清隆, Shimizu Kiyotaka, born March 14, 1984) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Shimizu fought primarily in Pancrase, as well as Shooto and Sengoku.

He is a former Flyweight King Of Pancrase,[3] where he holds the joint record for consecutive title defenses (6). He is currently the #2 ranked bantamweight (123 lbs) in Shooto.[4]

Early life[edit]

Kiyotaka Shimizu was born in Ishibashi and attended the Sakushin Gakuin High School. He initially belonged to the basketball club, and was expected to take over the family shop. He became interested in martial arts in the second year of high school. He would eventually move to Tokyo and joined the SK Absolute gym.[5]

Mixed martial arts career[edit]

Pancrase[edit]

He would begin his career as an amateur kickboxer, participating in the 2007 KAMINARIMON CLIMAX tournament, fighting in the 121 lbs weight class. He won all four fights, including the final against Yudai Sudo.[6]

Shimizu won the Flyweight Neo Blood flyweight tournament 15th. In the first round he beat Toshihiro Shimizu with a rear naked choke. He won the same way against Takuma Ishii in the semifinals. In the finals he beat Yuichiro Yajima through a unanimous decision.[7]

On February 7, 2010, Shimizu challenged Mituhisa Sunabe, the former Flyweight King Of Pancrase. and he became the new flyweight King Of Pancrase. He would go on to defend the title against Isao Hirose and Mitsuhisa Sunabe.

On April 3, 2011, Pancrase Inc. has changed from 125 lb In 120 lb weight limit of the flyweight. Pancrase was changed to "super flyweight" from the "flyweight" the name of the class 125 lb. And, Shimizu has been moved to the super flyweight King Of Pancrase.[8] He would fight Sunabe for the third time and beat him through a majority decision, as well as defending against Seiji Ozuka.

On December 1, 2012, Shimizu successfully defended the Super Flyweight King of Pancrase title against top contender Yuki Yasunaga of the 3rd round via KO at main event of year end "Progress Tour",[9] and would defend for the sixth time against Atsushi Yamamoto.

During Pancrase 273 he faced Ryuichi Miki in a flyweight Championship assessment bout, and lost a unanimous decision.

Shooto[edit]

Moving from Pancrase to other organizations he accumulated an 8–5 record. Unsuccessful in Vale Tudo Japan, he nevertheless achieved a remarkable 5–1 record with Shooto which earned him a chance to challenge for the Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Championship against Hiromasa Ougikubo. He would lose by way of TKO in the first round.[10]

Shimizu was scheduled to fight Takahiro Kohori at Shooto 0531.[11] He won the fight by a first-round TKO.[12]

Shimizu was next scheduled to face Tatsuro Taira at Shooto 0329 on March 29, 2020.[13] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The bout was then rebooked to take place at Shooto 1123 on November 23, 2020 and lost the fight via unanimous decision.[15][16]

Shimizu is scheduled to fight Yuto Uda at Shooto 0516, on May 16, 2021.[17]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

  • KAMINARIMON CLIMAX
    • 2007 KAMINARIMON CLIMAX 55 kg Amateur Tournament Championship

Sambo[edit]

  • East Japan Sambo Championship
    • 7th East Japan Sambo 62 kg Championship[18]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

  • Pancrase
    • Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament Winner (2009)
    • Super Flyweight King of Pancrase Championship (One time; Former)
      • Six successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Mixed martial arts amateur record[edit]

See also[edit]

  • List of current mixed martial arts champions
  • List of male mixed martial artists

References[edit]

  1. ^ "shimizu, The profile of Tribe Tokyo MMA" (in Japanese). CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ "清水 清隆". Shooto-mma.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "Kings of Pancrase". Pancrase-fc.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "2020年04月度 世界ランキング". Shooto-mma.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ "Fightlife Interview". fnlweb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^ "【KAMINARIMON】また優勝、"天才空手少年"小宮山工介がプロデビュー決める!". gbring.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^ "【ケージフォース】K太郎、まさかのTKO負け!門馬は大興奮の逆転勝利". gbring.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ^ 軽量5階級を新設。井上学と川原誠也が調印式. Bout Review (in Japanese). CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^ "【パンクラス】清水豪快KOでV5達成、中井りんが初代女王に". eFight (in Japanese). CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^ "Hiromasa Ogikubo finishes Kiyotaka Shimizu to retain Shooto flyweight title". Asian MMA. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ^ "Kiyotaka Shimizu faces Takahiro Kohori at Shooto 0531". Asian MMA. Retrieved 24 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ^ "Ryo Okada stops Kazuma Kuramoto, remains Shooto bantamweight champion". asianmma.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ^ "Tatsuro Taira faces Kiyotaka Shimizu in flyweight fight at Shooto 0329". asianmma.com. March 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Shooto 0329 cancelled due to coronavirus". asianmma.com. March 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Mark Pickering (November 16, 2020). "Kiyotaka Shimizu ready to 'educate' undefeated Shooto prodigy". asianmma.com.
  16. ^ Mark Pickering (November 24, 2020). "Takafumi Otsuka gets lucky, Tatsuro Taira impresses again at Shooto 1123". asianmma.com.
  17. ^ "修斗 5.16 後楽園ホール:選手生活25周年・宇野薫、佐藤ルミナの弟子・内藤太尊と対戦". boutreview.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  18. ^ "東日本選手権。嶋田元紀がMVP。清水清隆62kg級優勝". Bout Review. Retrieved 1 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

  • Professional MMA record for Kiyotaka Shimizu from Sherdog