Tomofumi Murata (村田 友文, Murata Tomofumi) (born August 17, 1955), better known by his ring name Takeshi Caesar (シーザー武志, Shīzā Takeshi), is a Japanese actor, retired kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.[1][2][3]

Takeshi Caesar
BornTomofumi Murata
(1955-08-17) 17 August 1955 (age 69)
Yamaguchi, Japan
Other namesCaesar
NationalityJapan Japanese
DivisionWelterweight
StyleShoot boxing

Career

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Murata started competing in kickboxing at age of 16, being trained in the Nishio Gym. He adopted the name of Takeshi Caesar and won the Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight Championship, making a name for himself. In 1984, he became interested in professional wrestling and was introduced to Satoru Sayama, who trained him in shoot-style at his Super Tiger Gym. Caesar then was contacted by Karl Gotch and Akira Maeda and was part of the Universal Wrestling Federation. After the fall of UWF, his experiences with its wrestling style induced him to creating a similarly mixed style of kickboxing, which he called shootboxing. His company had his first event in 1985, and had working agreements with Newborn UWF and later with Fighting Network RINGS and Pancrase.

Championships and accomplishments

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Kickboxing record

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Takeshi Caesar kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1990-08-26 Loss   Steve MacKey Tokyo, Japan KO 2
1990-05-30 Win   Riki Tadakatsu Osaka, Japan
1989-11-04 Win   Bill Rastafar Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2:31
1989-05-26 Loss   Manson Gibson Yokohama, Japan KO 1 4:28
Loses WSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title
1988-11-05 Win   Lakchart Sor.Prasartporn Shootboxing vs Muay Thai Vol.2 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right cross) 1 6:49
1988-08-13 Win   Payap Premchai UWF The Professional Bout Tokyo, Japan KO (Body kick) 1 2:36
1988-05-21 Win   John Navarolli Shootboxing Worldrevolution Declaration Tokyo, Japan KO 1 5:08
Wins inaugural WSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title
1988-01-31 Loss   Farid Dooder Tokyo, Japan Decision 3
1987-12-05 Win   Dennis Crawford Shootboxing vs Canada Martial Arts Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2:08
1987-11-09 Win   Nobuhiro Kikuchi Osaka, Japan
1987-07-12 Win   Riki Tadakatsu Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #4 Tokyo, Japan
Defends JSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title
1987-05-30 Win   James White Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #3 Tokyo, Japan KO 1 3:30
1987-03-21 Win   Charlie Ria Chaofer Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #2 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3
1987-01-31 Win   James Bashin Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #1 Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:35
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Filmography

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Year Title Role
1990 Tekken Minoru Hiraoka
1991 Ote Onitsume
1995 Kamikaze Takushi Yakuza
1995 Shinjuku Triad Society Karino
1995 Shin daisan no gokudō: boppatsu Kansai gokudō sensō Hazama
1996 The Way to Fight -
1996 Fudoh: The New Generation Kyushu yakuza leader
1997 Full Metal Yakuza Tosa
1997 Kishiwada Shonen Gurentai: Chikemuri junjô-hen Bar owner
1998 Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Bōkyō Riichi's uncle
1999 Ley Lines -
2004 Izo Samurai

See also

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References

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