Takeshi Caesar

(born August 17, 1955), better known by his ring name , is a Japanese actor, retired kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.

Career 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 Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation APKF Welterweight Championship (1 time) APKF Middleweight championship (1 time) Japan Shootboxing Association JSBA Hawkweight 1st champion (1986) World Shootboxing Association WSBA Hawkweight 1st champion (1988)

Kickboxing record + Takeshi Caesar kickboxing record Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record1990-08-26 Loss Steve MacKey Shoot Boxing - East vs. West: Mixed Martial Arts Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 3:26 1990-05-30 Win Riki Tadakatsu Osaka, Japan 1989-11-04 Win Bill Rastorfer Shoot Boxing Clash III Tokyo, Japan KO (Low kick) 2 2:31 1989-05-26 Loss Manson Gibson Shoot Boxing - Clash II Yokohama, Japan KO 1 4:28 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 (Body kick) 1 5:08 1988-01-31 Loss Farid Dordar Shoot Boxing World Revolution Declaration I Tokyo, Japan 2nd Ext.R Decision 5 3:00 1987-10-10 Win Koichi Kaneshiro Masaaki Ikemiya Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #5 Tokyo, Japan TKO 2 2:17 1987-12-05 Win Dennis Crawford Shootboxing vs Canada Martial Arts Tokyo, Japan KO (Right cross) 2 2:08 1987-11-09 Win Nobuhiro Kikuchi Osaka, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 5:58 1987-07-12 Win Riki Tadakatsu Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #4 Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00 1987-05-30 Win James White Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #3 Tokyo, Japan TKO (retirement) 1 3:30 1987-03-21 Win Charlie Aor.Chaofah Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #2 Tokyo, Japan 2nd Ext.R Decision 5 3:00 1987-01-31 Win James Bashim Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #1 Tokyo, Japan KO (High kick) 2 1:35

Filmography 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