Английская Википедия:Hiroko Yamanaka

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox martial artist Шаблон:Nihongo, more commonly known simply as Hiroko (styled in capitals) and nicknamed Шаблон:Nihongo or Cat's Eye, is a retired Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She fought for Invicta FC, Strikeforce and Jewels, and was the final Smackgirl Open Weight Champion. Yamanaka announced her retirement on Шаблон:Start date.

Early life

Yamanaka was born on Шаблон:Birth date in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. Through a personal friend's suggestion, Yamanaka initially took on mixed martial arts for health and fitness purposes only. After time, she found the sport of MMA agreed with her physicality and became more involved, fighting her first official match in May 2006.

Mixed martial arts career

Her first MMA fight was a draw against Mariko Fujimoto in a match with Smackgirl amateur rules on Шаблон:Start date at S-Keep: Eggs Fight 4.

Her next fight was in the Super Gals Mix Cup Open Weight Tournament 1st Round against Rie Murakami, whom Yamanaka defeated by unanimous decision on Шаблон:Start date at Smackgirl: Legend of Extreme Women. This was her professional debut.

Yamanaka would go on to win the Super Gals Mix Cup Open Weight Tournament by defeating Yuiga by unanimous decision on Шаблон:Start date and Michiko Takeda by split decision on Шаблон:Start date.

On Шаблон:Start date at Smackgirl: Queens' Hottest Summer, Yamanaka defeated champion Yoko Takahashi by unanimous decision and won the Smackgirl Open Weight Championship, becoming the fourth and final title holder. Yamanaka was defeated for the first time in a non-title bout as part of the Open Weight World ReMix tournament by Hitomi Akano, who submitted Yamanaka with an armbar on Шаблон:Start date at Smackgirl: World ReMix 2008 Second Round. This was Yamanaka's last fight in Smackgirl since the promotion folded in the following months.

Yamanaka made her debut in the Jewels promotion on Шаблон:Start date, defeating Mayumi Aoki by unanimous decision at Jewels 1st Ring.

At Jewels 2nd Ring on Шаблон:Start date, Yamanaka once again faced Michiko Takeda and defeated her for the second time; this time by TKO at 3:25 of the second round. On Шаблон:Start date, Yamanaka defeated Josh Barnett's student Shannon Hooper by unanimous decision during the event Jewels 3rd Ring.

Yamanaka would avenge her only loss at Jewels 7th Ring when she defeated Hitomi Akano by split decision on Шаблон:Start date. Unlike their first open-weight match, this match was contracted at Шаблон:Convert and, for the first time in her career, Yamanaka had to cut weight; cutting more than 20 lbs. On Шаблон:Start date, Yamanaka defeated Atsuko Emoto by unanimous decision at Jewels 8th Ring. Emoto announced her retirement after the fight.

Debuting with the Shoot boxing promotion, Yamanaka won by forearm choke submission against Australian Muay Thai kickboxing champion Sandy Furner on Шаблон:Start date in an MMA bout at Shoot Boxing: Girls S-Cup 2010. Yamanaka was originally set to face Olympic freestyle wrestling Bronze medal winner Randi Miller, but Miller was forced to withdraw due to injury.

On Шаблон:Start date, Yamanaka was announced as facing Miller at Jewels 11th Ring on December 17. However, the fight was later cancelled. Yamanaka faced Molly Helsel instead and defeated Helsel by TKO in the second round.

Yamanaka faced Bolormaa "Esui" Erdenebileg at Jewels 15th Ring on Шаблон:Start date. She defeated Esui by armbar submission in the second round.

On September 23, 2011, Strikeforce announced that Yamanaka would debut for the promotion against featherweight champion Cris Cyborg. The fight took place at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal on Шаблон:Start date. Yamanaka lost the bout via TKO 16 seconds into the first round. On January 6, 2012, the bout's result was changed to a no decision due to Cyborg having tested positive for anabolic steroids.

Yamanaka faced Germaine de Randamie at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman on Шаблон:Start date in San Diego, California. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Yamanaka made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut against Ediane Gomes at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on Шаблон:Start date. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

On August 6, 2013, Yamanaka announced her retirement on her official blog, thanking her fans for their support and saying she would like to continue to support her team, Master Japan, in the future.

Submission grappling

Yamanaka made her debut in submission wrestling in the 2006 Smackgirl Grappling Queen Tournament, being defeated by American fighter Roxanne Modafferi by decision. She fought two more times on Шаблон:Start date at Gi grappling 2008, first winning against Akiko Naito and then losing against Sayaka Shioda.

Shoot boxing career

Yamanaka debuted in Shoot boxing on Шаблон:Start date at the 2009 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup. She faced Mayumi "Super Benkei" Aoki, whom Yamanaka had previously defeated in MMA, and won the fight by TKO in round one.

On Шаблон:Start date, Yamanaka faced Megumi Yabushita in a shoot boxing match at the 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup. She won the fight by TKO (doctor stoppage) after Yabushita suffered a knee injury in round three.

Mixed martial arts record

Шаблон:MMArecordbox Шаблон:MMA record start |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 12-3 (1) | Ediane Gomes | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 12-2 (1) | Germaine de Randamie | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:NocontestNC | align=center| 12-1 (1) | Cris Cyborg | No Contest (overturned by CSAC) | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:16 | San Diego, California, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 12-1 | Esui | Submission (armbar) | Jewels 15th Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:20 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 11-1 | Molly Helsel | TKO (punches) | Jewels 11th Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 10-1 | Sandy Furner | Submission (forearm choke) | Shoot Boxing: Girls S-Cup 2010 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 9-1 | Atsuko Emoto | Decision (unanimous) | Jewels 8th Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 8-1 | Hitomi Akano | Decision (split) | Jewels 7th Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 7-1 | Shannon Hooper | Decision (unanimous) | Jewels 3rd Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 6-1 | Michiko Takeda | TKO (punches) | Jewels 2nd Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 5-1 | Mayumi Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | Jewels 1st Ring | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 4-1 | Hitomi Akano | Submission (armbar) | Smackgirl: World ReMix 2008 Second Round | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:10 | Tokyo, Japan | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 4-0 | Yoko Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl: Queens' Hottest Summer | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 3-0 | Michiko Takeda | Decision (split) | Smackgirl: The Queen Said The USA Is Strongest | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 2-0 | Yuiga | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl: Will The Queen Paint The Shinjuku Skies Red? | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 1-0 | Rie Murakami | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl: Legend of Extreme Women | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Шаблон:Small Шаблон:End

Submission grappling

3 Fights, 1 Win, 2 Losses, 0 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Шаблон:No2Loss	1-2-0	Шаблон:Flagicon Sayaka Shioda	Submission (Armbar)	Gi grappling 2008	Шаблон:Start date	1	1:24	Tokyo, Japan	Queen Tournament expert open-weight semifinals
Шаблон:Yes2Win	1-1-0	Шаблон:Flagicon Akiko Naito	Submission (Armbar)	Gi grappling 2008	Шаблон:Start date	1	0:46	Tokyo, Japan	Queen Tournament expert open-weight second round
Шаблон:No2Loss	0-1-0	Шаблон:Flagicon Roxanne Modafferi	Decision (1-0)	Smackgirl Grappling Queen Tournament 2006	Шаблон:Start date	1	7:00	Tokyo, Japan	Open Weight Grappling Tournament first round

Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2

Shoot boxing record

2 Fights, 2 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Шаблон:Yes2Win	2-0-0	Шаблон:Flagicon Megumi Yabushita	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup	Шаблон:Start date	3	0:03	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Шаблон:Yes2Win	1-0-0	Шаблон:Flagicon Mayumi Aoki	TKO (Punches)	Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009	Шаблон:Start date	1	0:57	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2

Championships and accomplishments

• Smackgirl Open Weight Champion
• Super Gals Mix Cup Open Weight Tournament winner

See also

• List of female mixed martial artists

External links

• Hiroko Yamanaka Awakening Profile
• Шаблон:Sherdog
• Profile at Fightergirls.com
• Jewels profile Шаблон:In lang
• Official blog Шаблон:In lang
• Official blog (old) (Internet Archive) Шаблон:In lang
• Official Strikeforce Fighter Profile