Yoko Takahashi

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Yoko Takahashi Biography

Takahashi was born on (1973-04-20 ) 20 April 1973 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan.

Yoko Takahashi (高橋 洋子 , Takahashi Yōko, born on (1973-04-20 ) 20 April 1973) is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and kickboxer and former boxer and professional wrestler. Takahashi is a former Smackgirl open weight champion. She is considered Japan’s first female mixed martial artist.

Takahashi debuted as a professional wrestler with All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion in 1994 and kept participating until the end of 1996, when she decided not to continue with professional wrestling due to a hernia in her back. She became a part-time referee for promotion Yoshimoto Pro-Wrestling Jd’, where she met her long-time partner Megumi Yabushita. They both left Jd’ in 2002.

In another Groove Match, Takahashi, representing Jd’, defeated Saya Endo, who was representing AJW, by unanimous decision after three rounds on December 8, 1996 (1996-12-08 ) at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.

On September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10 ) in a Groove Match (グローブマッチ , gurōbu macchi) held at Korakuen Hall, Takahshi lost against future shoot boxing champion Fumiko Ishimoto by majority decision after three rounds in a shoot boxing rules fight.

At the event The U-Japan Super Fighting ’96 vol. 1 held on 17 November 1996 (1996-11-17 ) at the Ariake Coliseum, Takahashi was defeated by American women’s MMA pioneer Becky Levi via TKO (corner stoppage, towel thrown in, punches) at 2 minutes and 13 seconds of the unlimited time bout.

At Nippon Budokan on 12 August 1996 (1996-08-12 ) at the event U Top Tournament: First Round (U★TOPトーナメント１回戦 , u top tōnamento 1 kaisen) , Takahashi suffered her first loss, being defeated by Russian judoka Irina Rodina with a submission at 6 minutes and 6 seconds of the single no time limit round.

Takahashi debuted in MMA on July 14, 1996 (1996-07-14 ) at AJW event U Top Tournament: Participants Selection Matches (U★TOPトーナメント出場者選考試合 , u top tōnamento shutsujōsha senkō shiai) held at Korakuen Hall, in a fight that consisted of a single round with unlimited time, defeating German pro-wrestler Thundercrackk from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi at 10 minutes and 14 seconds, after Takahashi landed a kick to the face that made Thundercrackk give up.

On January 16, 1997 (1997-01-16 ) , Takahashi participated in another Groove Match against an AJW member at the Stadium 2 of the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, where she was defeated via unanimous decision after two rounds by Kumiko Maekawa.

On December 8, 1997 (1997-12-08 ) at the event Central Martial Arts Association: Octagon Challenge held at the Nagoya Congress Center, Takahashi lost against pro-wrestler Rieko Amano (known by the ring name Carlos Amano) after Takahashi illegally kicked Amano in the face and was disqualified at 17 minutes and 25 seconds.

At the event Jd’ MMA Professional-Amateur Showdown (Jd’ 格闘技プロ・アマ対決 , jd’ kakutougi puro ama taiketsu) on October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12 ) Takahashi defeated Yuko Mukai via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.

Takahashi was defeated by karateka Miwako Ishihara via unanimous decision after two rounds at Daido Juku’s event Daido Juku: The Wars 4 (大道塾・THE WARS 4 , daidō juku the wars 4) on March 11, 1997 (1997-03-11 ) at the Korakuen Hall.

At Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW) event Ultimate Challenge ’98 L-1 on October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10 ) , Takahashi won by TKO (referee stoppage) against kickboxer Aya Mitsui at 1 minute and 54 seconds of the first round.

Takahashi next fought and defeated partner Megumi Yabushita at 16 minutes with 7 seconds of an unlimited time match with a heel hold submission on March 8, 1998 (1998-03-08 ) at Jd’ event Yokohama Super Break held at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.

On October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08 ) at AJKF event Wave-VIII, Takahashi was defeated by 3-time World Champion kickboxer Naoko Kumagai via unanimous decision after 2 rounds.

On September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12 ) at the event Jd’ Kyoto Tournament (Jd’ 京都大会 , jd’ kyōto taikai) , Takahashi defeated Uno by TKO (referee stoppage) in a kickboxing rules match in the first round.

At Jd’ 3rd Anniversary on April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29 ) at the Korakuen Hall, Takahashi participated in a kickboxing match against All Japan Kickboxing Federation (AJKF) fighter Tomomi Sunaba which ended in a draw after 3 rounds.

At the inaugural Smackgirl event, Smackgirl: Episode 0, held on December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17 ) at Korakuen Hall, Takahashi knocked out Dutch kickboxer Sandra de Langeais at 1 minute and 27 seconds of the first round.

Ten days later, on November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22 ) Takahashi defeated European Karate Champion Dutch Silviana Furunefield via armbar submission at LLPW event L-1 2000 The Strongest Lady.

Takahashi next fought Mari Kaneko, whom Takahashi defeated via submission (achilles lock) at Club Fight Round 1 on November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12 ) .

At Club Fight vol. 4 on August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20 ) , Takahashi fought against Miwako Ishihara once again in a bout that ended in a tie after ten minutes.

On May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03 ) at ReMix Golden Gate 2001, Takahashi was defeated by the previous tournament winner, Dutch Marloes Coenen, via submission (armbar) in the first round.

In 2002 JD’ faced some financial troubles that led to Takahashi and Megumi Yabushita to leave the wrestling promotion to form their own MMA team in partnership with SOD. As part of their partnership with SOD, Takahashi acted as a referee in an adult video where actresses fought naked in the ring.

The second one was at Smackgirl: Strongest Tag Tournament 2002 on July 6, 2002 (2002-07-06 ) in which Takahashi was partnered with Hisae Watanabe and both were defeated by Miwako Ishihara and Mari Kaneko when Ishihara caught Takahashi in an armbar and forced her to submit in the first round.

During her time with Smackgirl promotion, Takahashi participated in some MMA tag matches. The first of them took place at Smackgirl: Golden Gate 2002 on May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06 ) in which Takahashi and her tag partner Tamami Nakamura defeated Hiromi Kanai and Mika Harigai after Kanai fractured some of her ribs when fighting Takahashi and the doctor stopped the fight in the first round.

On July 7, 2002 (2002-07-07 ) at Zero-One: Impossible to Escape Takahashi defeated Aya Koyama by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round. Along with a tag match a day before, this was Takahashi only MMA fight with the team Miharu cram school (三晴塾 , miharu juku) .

Takahashi was defeated by Dutch fighter Irma Verhoeff via TKO in the first round on June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23 ) at Free Fight Explosion 2, held in Beverwijk, Netherlands.

On March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02 ) at Zero-One: True Century Creation ’02, Takahashi drew with Yuuki Kubota after three rounds.

Takahashi got another victory when she defeated Mika Harigai by Achilles lock submission in the first round at Smackgirl: Pioneering Spirit on February 3, 2002 (2002-02-03 ) .

At Smackgirl 2004: World ReMix on December 19, 2004 (2004-12-19 ) , during the first round of the tournament to determine Smackgirl’s first open weight champion, Takahashi had a rematch with Marloes Coenen, who once again defeated Takahashi, this time by TKO (referee stoppage, punches and knees) in the first round.

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