Hiromitsu Kanehara
| Hiromitsu Kanehara | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 5, 1970 Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan |
| Other names | The Smiley Killer, RINGS Saigo no Ace ("RINGS's Last Ace"), UWF no Chisho ("UWF's Grand General") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Team | UKR |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 50 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 27 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 17 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hiromitsu Kanehara (金原弘光 Kanehara Hiromitsu?, (born October 5, 1970 in Owariasahi, Aichi)) is a Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent who competes in the Light Heavyweight division.
Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the discipline in the late 1990s. Unlike most shoot-style comrades such as Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Sakata, and Minoru Suzuki, who returned to regular puroresu, Kanehara only has done sporadic appearances.
Kanehara had his debut in world wide MMA at the 1999 edition of the King of Kings tournament, where he faced tough opposition. Kanehara eliminated Jeremy Horn in the first round, winning the unanimous decision thanks to his superior wrestling and ground work, and then went to face eventual winner Dan Henderson. The match was harsh and brutal, with Kanehara getting his nose broken, and finally being dominated with repeated takedowns for a majority decision loss.
After the tournament, Kanehara avenged his defeat to Valentijn Overeem, knocking out the Dutch fighter via punches from the clinch in a RINGS Holland event. He was next sent as a RINGS representative to the event Colosseum 2000, where he found himself in front of Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Mario Sperry; even at loss, Kanehara performed impressively, countering and escaping all the bad positions he was caught with by Sperry. Before the next edition of the tournament, Kanehara still fought the former finalist Renato "Babalu" Sobral, losing by decision.
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