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Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa

Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa

Ikuhisa Minowa is one of Japan's most exciting middleweight fighters. This high-flying talent comes from a background in professional wrestling and from there he began his career in mixed martial arts. He is comfortable fighting on his feet, though his true strengths are in his takedowns and grappling skills. Because of his all-around game, Minowa has gained a reputation as a "tricky" fighter because he is able to transition seamlessly between both fighting styles and is able to trick his opponents into giving up bad positions. Though he is of Japanese decent, Minowa has recently moved to Brazil and joined the Brazilian Top Team. From there he continues to hone his skills and improve as a fighter. His nickname of "the punk" comes from his love of Japanese punk rock!
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NAME Ikuhisa Minowa
NICK NAME The Punk
ASSOCIATION Brazilian Top Team
HEIGHT 5'9 / 175cm
WEIGHT 181 lbs / 82 kg
STYLE Pro-Wrestling
BIRTH DATE 1976-01-12
CITY Gifu
STATE  
COUNTRY Japan
PRIDE RECORD 9 / 8 / 0 (win/lose/draw)
MMA RECORD 0 / 0 / 0 (win/lose/draw)

INTERVIEW
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Post-PRIDE SHOCKWAVE 2006 Interviews - (01/01/2007)
Post-PRIDE BUSHIDO SURVIVAL 2nd ROUND Interviews - (08/28/2006)
POST-PRIDE BUSHIDO 10 INTERVIEW - (04/05/2006)
POST SHOCKWAVE 2005 INTERVIEWS - (01/02/2006)
BUSHIDO VOL 8 INTERVIEW - (07/26/2005)
BUSHIDO VOL 8 PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEWS - (07/19/2005)
BUSHIDO 6 - (04/11/2005)
SHOCKWAVE 2004 INTERVIEW - (12/31/2004)
BUSHIDO 5 INTERVIEW - (11/15/2004)
PRE-PRIDE BUSHIDO 3 INTERVIEW - (05/24/2004)

NEWS
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Pre-PRIDE SHOCKWAVE 2006 Interview with Ikuhisa Minowa and Kiyoshi Tamura - (12/30/2006)
Kiyoshi Tamura Speaks About Ikuhisa Minowa - (12/22/2006)
MINOWA INTRODUCES HIS THEORY OF "HEAVEN" - (11/20/2006)
PRE-OWGP 2006 OPENING ROUND INTERVIEW WITH IKUHISA MINOWA - (05/04/2006)
NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA ANNOUNCEMENT - (04/10/2006)
IKUHISA MINOWA INTERVIEW - (04/10/2006)
IKUHISA MINOWA INTERVIEW - (03/27/2006)
CAGE RAGE 15 - (02/07/2006)
SAKURABA & MINOWA ANNOUNCEMENT - (12/27/2005)
MINOWA TRAINING - (12/15/2005)

RESULT
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SHOCKWAVE 2006

Kiyoshi
Tamura		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
1R 1"18' TKO - Striking  
BUSHIDO SURVIVAL FINALS

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Mike
Barton
2R 5"0' Decision  

BUSHIDO SURVIVAL 2ND ROUND

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Eric
Esch
1R 4"25' IPPON (SUBMISSION) - Armbar  

TOTAL ELIMINATION ABSOLUTE

Mirko
Filipovic		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
1R 1"10' TKO - Striking  

BUSHIDO 10

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Paulo Ceasar
Silva
1R 2"23' IPPON (KO) - Striking  

SHOCKWAVE 2005

Kazushi
Sakuraba		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
1R 9"59' IPPON (SUBMISSION) - Armlock  
BUSHIDO 9

Murilo
Bustamante		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
1R 9"51' TKO - Referee Stoppage  
BUSHIDO 9

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Phil
Baroni
2R 5"0' Decision  
BUSHIDO 8

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Kimo
Leopoldo
1R 3"11' IPPON (SUBMISSION) - Other Submission  
BUSHIDO 7

Phil
Baroni		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
2R 2"4' TKO - Referee Stoppage  
BUSHIDO 6

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Gilbert
Yvel
1R 1"10' IPPON (SUBMISSION) - Other Submission  
SHOCKWAVE 2004  

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Stefan
Leko
1R 0"27' IPPON (SUBMISSION) - Heel Hook  

BUSHIDO 5

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Ryuki
Ueyama
2R 5"0' Decision  
BUSHIDO 4  

Ikuhisa
Minowa		 vs Kenichi
Yamamoto
1R 2"35' TKO - Referee Decision  

BUSHIDO 3

Ryan
Gracie		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
2R 5"0' Decision  

BUSHIDO 2  

Wanderlei
Silva		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
1R 1"9' IPPON (KO) - Punching  

SHOCKWAVE 2003  

Quinton
Jackson		 vs Ikuhisa
Minowa
2R 1"5' TKO - Referee Stoppage