Enson Inoue

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Enson Inoue
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Nickname Yamato Damashii (大和魂)
Height 5 ft 10 in (180 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Born April 15, 1967 (1967-04-15) (age 41)
Town of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shooto
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 11
  By knockout 3
  By submission 8
Losses 8
Draws 0

Enson "Yamato Damashii" Inoue (Japanese: エンセン井上, born April 15, 1967) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 11-8-0 as of April 16, 2004. He is the brother of Egan Inoue.

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[edit] Career

He is credited with developing "Inoue Grappling", a hybrid martial art taught at Grappling Unlimited in Aiea, Hawaii. It is based largely on Brazilian jiu-jitsu with elements from boxing, wrestling and other martial arts integrated into the techniques.

He has a notable win over Randy Couture. Enson had an exhibition match in Mudo Spirit on September 16, 2007.[1]

Enson is a John Lewis Jiu Jitsu black belt and a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion.

Enson is famous for his "never quit" attitude which resulted in him losing consciousness via choke against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Against Igor Vovchanchyn Enson had to be carried to his corner, from which his cornerman threw in the towel. Enson spent 4 months in hospital recovering from his injuries, which included swelling of the brain and a broken jaw. Though this beating took years off of his life, Enson never once tapped, or gave any verbal indication of quitting, giving birth to the phrase, " There's tough, and then there's Enson".

[edit] Personal life

Enson, a Japanese American, is married and had a stepson (Erson).[2]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 11-8 Flag of the United States Tom Sauer TKO (Strikes) SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 02004-04-16 16 April 2004 1 4:14 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 11-7 Flag of Japan Soichi Nishida Submission (Choke) FFCF 1 - Fury Full Contact Fighting 1 02004-01-10 10 January 2004 N/A Flag of Guam Guam
Loss 10-7 Flag of Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira TKO (Triangle Choke) PRIDE 19 - Bad Blood 02002-02-24 24 February 2002 1 6:17 Flag of Japan Saitama, Japan
Loss 10-6 Flag of the United States Heath Herring TKO (Strikes) PRIDE 12 - Cold Fury 02000-12-09 9 December 2000 1 4:52 Flag of Japan Saitama, Japan
Loss 10-5 Flag of Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn TKO (Strikes) PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors 02000-08-27 27 August 2000 1 10:00 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10-4 Flag of the United States Mark Kerr Decision PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round 02000-01-30 30 January 2000 1 15:00 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-3 Flag of Japan Soichi Nishida Submission (Rear Naked Choke) PRIDE 5 - PRIDE 5 01999-04-29 29 April 1999 1 0:24 Flag of Japan Nagoya, Japan
Win 9-3 Flag of the United States Randy Couture Submission (Armbar) VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998 01998-10-25 25 October 1998 1 1:39 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 8-3 Flag of the United States Frank Shamrock DQ (Egan Inoue Ran Into the Ring) VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 01997-11-29 29 November 1997 2 7:17 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-2 Joe Estes Submission (Punches) Shooto - Reconquista 4 01997-10-12 12 October 1997 1 1:06 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-2 Royce Alger Submission (Armlock) UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force 01997-05-30 30 May 1997 1 1:36 Flag of the United States Georgia, United States
Win 6-2 Flag of Brazil Rei Zulu TKO (Elbows) Shooto - Reconquista 2 01997-04-06 6 April 1997 1 0:45 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-2 Mushtaq Abdullah Submission (Punches) Shooto - Let's Get Lost 01996-10-04 4 October 1996 1 0:38 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-2 Flag of Russia Igor Zinoviev TKO (Punches) VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 01996-07-07 7 July 1996 1 0:44 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-1 Joe Estes Decision (Majority) Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 01996-05-07 7 May 1996 3 8:00 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-0 Flag of the Netherlands Andre Mannaart TKO (Punches) Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 01996-01-20 20 January 1996 1 3:20 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-0 Flag of the Netherlands Ed de Kruijf Technical Submission (Armbar) Shooto - Complete Vale Tudo Access 01995-07-29 29 July 1995 1 1:40 Flag of Japan Japan
Win 2-0 Flag of the Netherlands Rene Rooze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) VTJ 1995 - Vale Tudo Japan 1995 01995-04-20 20 April 1995 1 6:41 Flag of Japan Japan
Win 1-0 Flag of Japan Shingo Shigeta TKO (Punches) Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 01995-01-21 21 January 1995 1 1:10 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.hodyjaehuh.com/news/news.php?action=fullnews&id=141 / PHOTO LINK
  2. ^ Enson weds a three-time world wrestling champion today in Hawaii.

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