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Japan
Kannami, Shizuoka
Katsuya Murofushi
AGE
44
/
Aug 11, 1980
HEIGHT
5'6"
/
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
125 lbs
/
56.7 kg
ASSOCIATION
Roots
CLASS
Flyweight
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
1
17%
SUBMISSIONS
1
17%
DECISIONS
4
67%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
3
50%
DECISIONS
1
17%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Hidenobu Izena
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 4th
Feb / 23 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Naoya Uematsu
3
3:00
loss
Jun Nakamura
Heat - Heat 24
Oct / 07 / 2012
Technical Submission (Heel Hook)
1
1:16
loss
Tadaaki Yamamoto
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final
Dec / 18 / 2011
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:25
win
Takeshi Sato
Shooto - Shooting Disco 10: Twist and Shooto
Sep / 20 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Takehiro Ishii
Shooto - Shooting Disco 7: Young Man
Jan / 31 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Atsushi Takeuchi
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 4
Nov / 29 / 2008
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:44
loss
Noboru Tahara
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1
May / 03 / 2008
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
0:46
win
Kenichi Sawada
Shooto - 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Mar / 21 / 2008
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:53
win
Tomohiko Yoshida
Shooto - 6/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Jun / 30 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
loss
Tatsuya Yamamoto
Shooto - Back To Our Roots 2
Mar / 16 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Hayato Sato
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2006 Final
Dec / 02 / 2006
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
2:59
loss
Takehiro Ishii
GCM - Demolition 041114
Nov / 14 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
2
3:59
PICTURES
KATSUYA MUROFUSHI RELATED NEWS
Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’
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Shooto
organization crowned its
10th set of rookie champions
Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...
SHERDOG
Dec 19, 2011
Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo
TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as
Tatsuya Kawajiri
,
Yasuhiro Urushitani
and
Takeya Mizugaki
, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...
Tony Loiseleur
Dec 18, 2011
Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final
Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for
Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final
released Tuesday by the...
Chris Nelson
Nov 30, 2011
10 January Tussles Worth Watching
We say goodbye to 2009 and welcome 2010. Our resolution for the New Year: keep the good and get rid of the rest as it relates to the “10...
Tim Leidecker
Jan 08, 2010
Pictures: Shooto 'Shooting Disco 10'
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Shooto's "Shooting Disco 10."
SHERDOG
Oct 14, 2009
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