Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial arts fighter. He was most notably involved in the early days of Pancrase, at infancy of Mixed Martial Arts in Japan.[2] Fight Matrix ranked Takaku Fuke was #2 Heavyweight and #4 Pound-for-Pound best MMA fighter in the world in 1994.[3][4]
Takaku Fuke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fuke Yusuke (冨宅 裕介) January 30, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Professional wrestler, mixed martial artist |
| Ring name(s) | Momoiro Takaku, Yusuke Tomiya, Takaku Fuke |
| Trained by | Yoshiaki Fujiwara |
| Debut | August 13th, 1990 |
| Mixed martial arts career Martial arts career | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Judo, Kickboxing, Shoot Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Osaka, Japan |
| Team | Pancrase Inagakigumi |
| Rank | Black Belt in Judo |
| Years active | Pro Wrestling: 1990-1992, 2003-present MMA: 1993-2003 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 50 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Losses | 29 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Other information | |
| [1] Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Background edit
Fuke was an active practitioner of judo in high school.[5] After graduating from high school in 1989, he became a UWF trainee. There, he would train with likes of Tatsuo Nakano[6] and Ken Shamrock.[7] Subsequently, he would work for Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi. While employed with PWFG, he was involved in a proto-MMA match with kickboxer Lawi Napataya.[8]
Combat sport career edit
At Pancrase 2 (October 1993), he lost to Bas Rutten via TKO, following a knee to Fuke's liver.[9] In November 1993, Fuke lost to Ken Shamrock via submission.[10] In December 1994, Fuke took part in the King of Pancrase tournament, where he lost against Maurice Smith in the first round.[10][11] At Pancrase 19, Fuke lost to Frank Shamrock.[12]
In June 2003, he transferred to the new section "Pancrase MISSION" in Pancrase from "Pancrase Osaka.". He became a player belonging to MISSION next to Minoru Suzuki, and in the same month, participated in "U-STYLE" for the first time.[5]
On November 7, 2014 at WRESTLE-1/ZERO-ONE KASSEN ~ Battle ZERO1 Vs. W-1 Tournament - Day 3, he worked a match with his old Pancrase alumni, Masakatsu Funaki.[13] In February 2019, at WRESTLE-1 Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Masters event, Fuke took part in a 6-man tag team match, teamed up with Mitsuya Nagai and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, against Jushin Thunder Liger, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami.[14]
Movie appearances edit
- Dynamite Wolf (February 16, 2019) - as himself[15]
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 51 matches | 16 wins | 30 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 4 |
| By submission | 11 | 15 |
| By decision | 3 | 11 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 5 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 16–28–5 | Yuji Hoshino | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 116 | February 2, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Welterweight 77kg bout. |
| Loss | 16–27–5 | Kenichi Serizawa | Loss (triangle armbar) | Pancrase 110 | August 25, 2002 | 2 | 2:41 | Osaka, Japan | Light Heavyweight 90kg bout. |
| Draw | 16–26–5 | Manao Kumagai | Draw | Japan Regional | July 6, 2002 | ? | ? | Unknown | |
| Loss | 16–26–4 | Hikaru Sato | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 106 | May 11, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Light Middleweight 84kg bout. |
| Loss | 16–25–4 | Kenji Arai | Injury | Pancrase 104 | February 17, 2002 | 1 | 3:28 | Osaka, Japan | Welterweight 77kg bout |
| Loss | 16–24–4 | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 3: Impact | December 23, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Open weight but presumably both were less than 90kg |
| Loss | 16–23–4 | Kazuo Misaki | TKO (punches) | Pancrase 101 | December 23, 2001 | 1 | 0:08 | Osaka, Japan, Japan | Middleweight 84kg |
| Loss | 16–22–4 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (kneebar) | Pancrase 100 | September 30, 2001 | 1 | 5:09 | Osaka, Japan | Heavyweight 120kg |
| Draw | 16–21–4 | Daisuke Watanabe | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 83 | April 30, 2000 | 2 | 3:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Middleweight 84kg, All matches prior to this are heavyweight |
| Win | 16–21–3 | Minoru Suzuki | Decision (points) | Pancrase 59 | June 21, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | Kobe, Japan | Heavyweight 120kg |
| Draw | 15–21–3 | Tony Rojo | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 58 | June 2, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | ||
| Loss | 15–21–2 | Osami Shibuya | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 56 | April 26, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | ||
| Draw | 15–20–2 | Katsuomi Inagaki | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 54 | March 1, 1998 | 2 | 10:00 + OT | ||
| Loss | 15–20–1 | Takafumi Ito | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 53 | February 6, 1998 | 1 | 5:52 | ||
| Loss | 15–19–1 | Satoshi Hasegawa | Decision (points) | Pancrase 50 | November 16, 1997 | 2 | |||
| Loss | 15–18–1 | Takafumi Ito | Submisison (armbar) | Pancrase 48 | September 9, 1997 | 1 | 5:52 | 10:00 x 1 round | |
| Win | 15–17–1 | Kosei Kubota | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase 47 | August 9, 1997 | 1 | 3:22 | ||
| Loss | 14–17–1 | Bas Rutten | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 44 | June 30, 1997 | 1 | 4:28 | ||
| Loss | 14–16–1 | Semmy Schilt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 42 | April 24, 1997 | 1 | 8:59 | ||
| Win | 14–15–1 | Paul Lazenby | Submission (ankle lock) | Pancrase 41 | April 27, 1997 | 1 | 7:45 | ||
| Win | 13–15–1 | Haygar Chin | Submission (3:46) | Pancrase 39 | February 22, 1997 | 1 | 3:46 | ||
| Loss | 12–15–1 | Osami Shibuya | Decision (points) | Pancrase 38 | January 17, 1997 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Win | 12–14–1 | Jong Wang Kim | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 37 | December 15, 1996 | 1 | 2:09 | ||
| Loss | 11–14–1 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (points) | Pancrase 30 | June 25, 1996 | 1 | 15:00 | ||
| Draw | 11–13–1 | Vernon White | Draw (unanimous) | Pancrase 29 | May 16, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Loss | 11–13 | Guy Mezger | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 27 | April 27, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Loss | 11–12 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 26: Truth 2 | March 2, 1996 | 1 | 4:15 | Kobe, Japan | 20:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 11–11 | Leon Van Dijk | Decision (points) | Pancrase 25 | January 28, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Loss | 10–11 | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 24 | December 14, 1995 | 1 | 0:31 | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | Jason DeLucia | Decision (points) | Pancrase 23 | November 4, 1995 | 1 | 30:00 | ||
| Win | 10–9 | Todd Medina | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 22 | September 1, 1995 | 1 | 5:30 | ||
| Loss | 9–9 | Frank Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 19 | June 13, 1995 | 1 | 8:16 | ||
| Win | 9–8 | Gregory Smit | Decision (points) | Pancrase 18 | May 13, 1995 | 1 | 20:00 | ||
| Loss | 8–8 | Bas Rutten | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 17 | April 8, 1995 | 1 | 1:52 | ||
| Loss | 8–7 | Larry Papadopoulos | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 16 | March 10, 1995 | 1 | 15:00 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Richard Saar | TKO (spinning backfist) | Pancrase 15 | January 26, 1995 | 1 | 0:23 | Perhaps the first spinning back fist TKO in MMA history | |
| Loss | 7–6 | Maurice Smith | TKO (knee) | Pancrase 13 | December 16, 1994 | 1 | 2:48 | 10 min + OT | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Ken Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 12 | October 15, 1994 | 1 | 3:13 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Manabu Yamada | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 11 | September 1, 1994 | 1 | 13:47 | 15:00 x 1 round | |
| Win | 6–4 | Jason Delucia | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 10 | July 26, 1994 | 1 | 4:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 15:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 5–4 | Gregory Smit | Submission (ankle lock) | Pancrase 9 | July 6, 1994 | 1 | 3:46 | Final scheduled "30:00 x 1" match of his career | |
| Win | 4–4 | Toon Stelling | Disqualification (Illegal soccer kick) | Pancrase 8 | May 31, 1994 | 1 | 4:37 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 7 | April 21, 1994 | 1 | 6:55 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 6: Pancrash! 2 | March 12, 1994 | 1 | 6:31 | Aichi, Japan | |
| Win | 3–2 | Scott Bessac | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 5: Pancrash! 1 | January 19, 1994 | 1 | 3:04 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Katsuomi Inagaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 4 | December 8, 1993 | 1 | 6:18 | Hakata, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Ken Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 3 | November 8, 1993 | 1 | 0:44 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Bas Rutten | TKO (knee to the body) | Pancrase 2 | October 14, 1993 | 1 | 2:03 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vernon White | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 1 | September 21, 1993 | 1 | 1:19 | Tokyo, Japan | Inaugural Pancrase event |
References edit
- ^ "Takaku Fuke MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog.
- ^ tapology.com. "Takaku".
- ^ "Generated Historical Rankings, October 1994, Pound-for-Pound".
- ^ "Takaku Fuke FightMatrix Fighter Profile".
- ^ a b "Takaku Fuke". www.pancrase.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Nakano Tatsuo, "Watashi-setsu UWF Nakano Tatsumi Yō jiden", page 15, 2020, ISBN 4777824268
- ^ "Beyond the Lion's Den: The Life, The Fights, The Techniques" by Ken Shamrock, Erich Krauss, page 18-26, Tuttle Publishing, 2012 ISBN 1462907946
- ^ "Kakutogi Road: The Complete History of MMA Vol 1". 19 January 2020.
- ^ tpnotgrant77 (2014). "MMA History: Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 - October 14th 1993". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
Bas held a standing guillotine, and while falling, landed a devastating knee to the liver. This fight would have been stopped immediately in today's MMA. Conversely, Fuke was given 10 seconds to recover, and was able to get back to his feet, but ref still called the fight off. Prompting Fuke to crumble to the canvas once again in agony.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wall, Jeremy (2005). UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-691-1.
- ^ "Beyond the Lion's Den: The Life, The Fights, The Techniques" by Ken Shamrock, Erich Krauss, page 30, Tuttle Publishing, 2012 ISBN 1462907946
- ^ ShinSplints (Nov 29, 2012). "Looking back at a legend: Frank Shamrock (Part 1)". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
Following his loss to Funaki, Shamrock went 3-1-1 in his next 5 fights. In all three of his wins, he used the catch wrestling he'd learned from Ken at the Lion's Den and from Japan to finish with rear naked chokes. He displayed his aggressive submission-hunting style perfectly against Takaku Fuke. Throughout the fight, Frank pressured Fuke from mount and back mount, always attacking and looking for chokes or joint submissions.
- ^ "WRESTLE-1/ZERO-ONE KASSEN ~ Battle ZERO1 Vs. W-1 Tournament - Day 3 at Shinjuku FACE wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ "WRESTLE-1 Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Masters at Korakuen Hall wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ "おっさんのケーフェイ". 映画-Movie Walker (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-02-24.