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* CripplingOverspecialization: He was a pure kickboxer with no more fields of skill. While he might have had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, it mostly served him to be GenreSavvy enough to know he had to remain standing against Royce Gracie, not to actually impede him from taking him down.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: He was a pure kickboxer with no more fields of skill. While he might have had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and amateur wrestling, it mostly served him to be GenreSavvy enough to know he had to remain standing against Royce Gracie, not to actually impede him from taking him down.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train and was a champion in the art). He also has a background in boxing, UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujutsu before switching to striking arts.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train and was a champion in the art). He also has a background in boxing, UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}, UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}, later learned amateur wrestling, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujutsu before switching to striking arts.
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* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Was for some reason allowed to wear them in the early years of RINGS.
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* UnskilledButStrong: As a pure kickboxer, he was rather clueless on the mat, and raw strength was his only hope to avoid being submitted if he was downed in a shootfight.
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* UnskilledButStrong: As a pure kickboxer, he was rather clueless on the mat, and raw mat. Raw strength was and rope escapes were his only hope to avoid being submitted if he was downed in a shootfight.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.Nakai until 2019.
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* SoreLoser: When he started karate, there was a Japanese guy in his dojo that used to beat him up, KO’ed him twice in sparring matches and called him weak due to his skinny build, the guy was a former a black belt but had to quit for 2 years and started his training all over again. Gerard steadily trained 3 times a week for a year before asking for another match against the guy and beat him by KO.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Tends to not get mentioned in articles about the founding of PWFG and Pancrase.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: MyFriendsAndZoidberg / OvershadowedByAwesome: Tends to not get mentioned in articles about the founding of PWFG and Pancrase.Pancrase despite debuting in Newborn alongside Funaki, Suzuki, and Shamrock.
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* CoolTeacher: A head instructor at the Pancrase MISSION dojo. He also was a trainer for the Pancrase Tokyo and P’Lab Osaka and was notably less harsh than Suzuki and Funaki.
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* NiceGuy: Noted to be this by Paul Lazenby.
** BewareOfTheNiceOnes: That didn’t stop him from breaking Lazenby’s ankle in their fight, though he did apologize profusely afterwards.
** BewareOfTheNiceOnes: That didn’t stop him from breaking Lazenby’s ankle in their fight, though he did apologize profusely afterwards.
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* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
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* DownerEnding: Died after he got into a training accident. According to Creator/BasRutten, it was Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki who accidentally [[NeckSnap broke his neck]], which put him in a coma with convulsions and died after being taken to the hospital, he was only 18 years old. UWF had a memorial service for him at the UWF ROAD show on February 27, 1990.
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* BadassGrandpa: Was in his mid 40s when he first showed up about in UWF Newborn at the May History event and about 50 when he retired.
* BadassTeacher / OldMaster: He has trained 90% of the Dutch fighters of today, names like Alistair Overeem, Creator/BasRutten, Gilbert Yvel, Gegard Mousasi, and Peter Aerts.
* BadassTeacher / OldMaster: He has trained 90% of the Dutch fighters of today, names like Alistair Overeem, Creator/BasRutten, Gilbert Yvel, Gegard Mousasi, and Peter Aerts.
* OldMaster: He has trained 90% of the Dutch fighters of today, names like Alistair Overeem, Creator/BasRutten, Gilbert Yvel, Gegard Mousasi, and Peter Aerts.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball: Had a brief stint as a pro football player in the now-defunct United States Football League.
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* RedBaron: "Akaoni" ("The Red Demon" - this was actually a ShoutOut to Chris's training partner Willem Ruska, who went under the same nickname during his stint in the Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling), "The Dutch King of Free Fight", and "Holland no Juchin" ("The Authority from Holland").
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* RedBaron: "Akaoni" ("The Red Demon" - this was actually a ShoutOut to Chris's training partner Willem Ruska, who went under the same nickname during his stint in the Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling), "The Dutch King of Free Fight", and "Holland no Juchin" ("The Authority from Holland").Holland"), "Oranda no Shuryō"("The Dutch Commander").
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* TheApprentice: To Dale "Apollo" Cook.
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* IKnowKarate: American Kenpo UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} to be exact. Recently became a 10th dan (American Kenpo's system of belt ranking is very different than the other Japanese martial arts rankings).
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* IKnowKarate: American Kenpo UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} to be exact. Recently became a 10th dan (American Kenpo's system of belt ranking is very different than the other Japanese martial arts rankings). He is also said to have trained in Goju-ryu UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and a form of ninjutsu.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used the intro riff of "Sweet Child O’ Mine" by Music/GunsNRoses as his theme for most of his time in RINGS. He also used "O Fortuna" for his early RINGS appearances.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used the intro riff Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 in Tokyo II version of "Sweet Child O’ Mine" by Music/GunsNRoses as his theme for most of his time in RINGS. He also used "O Fortuna" for his early RINGS appearances.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used The Cult's "Ceremony" in RINGS.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used the intro riff of "Sweet Child O’ Mine" by Music/GunsNRoses as his theme for most of his time in RINGS.RINGS. He also used "O Fortuna" for his early RINGS appearances.
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* RedBaron: "Kakutōgi-kai no Sarabureddo" ("Martial arts Thoroughbred").
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* TheApprentice: To Lincoln Boney.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}: Trained at Vipers Kick Boxing School.
* TheMeanBrit
* TheMeanBrit
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* ScaryBlackMan
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used "Last Goodbye" by Royal Hunt in RINGS.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used "Ride of the Valkyries" by Music/RichardWagner for his retirement match.
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* GlassCannon: While a dangerous striker himself, he had a weak chin and often got KO’ed by better strikers like Maurice Smith, Tariel Bitsadze, Vladimir Klementiev, etc.
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-->''"Yeah, but you’ve got to remember too that when I did that match, it wasn’t just one time– because he was a Greco-Roman guy, and I took him down and submitted him. He jumped up and thought it was unfair because he didn’t know I was gonna shoot, or that he didn’t understand what was going on. So, we did it again– and once I was able to submit him again fairly quickly after that, then we shook hands and he was OK."''
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-->''"Yeah I know who he is, and I rolled with him in practice- and there was no need for us to see who was gonna win that match."''
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-->''"The only one that builds wrestling is the UWF. They took what I gave them and they built it. Now they're asking me to help them back again because they can't make any new talent. It takes time. That's why they go once a month. You don't see boxers fighting every night. A real athlete has to work out. "''
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-->-- '''Wrestling/KarlGotch'''
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* DavidVersusGoliath: He was Goliath when he was recruited to learn shoot wrestling, when he went to spar with his first sparring partner which he describes as like a kid compared to him and thought it was a joke. The "kid" proceeded to trash him with submissions and showed Bart that the fighting system was worth something.
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* DavidVersusGoliath: He was Goliath when he was recruited to learn shoot wrestling, when he went to spar with his first sparring partner which he describes as like a kid compared to him and thought it was a joke. The "kid" (possibly Takaku Fuke or Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara) proceeded to trash him with submissions and showed Bart that the fighting system was worth something.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: According to Wrestling/KenShamrock, Bart wanted to go to Pancrase and kept trying to corner Funaki and Suzuki and talk to them about it, and they kept pushing him away as they didn’t want him. It got so bad that one time they even ran out of a hotel, got in their car and Bart tried to chase after them.
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* MightyGlacier: Big and strong, but had very little agility.
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* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Or rather in his shorts. Sometimes a gi top in tribute to world champion kickboxer Bill "Superfoot" Wallace.
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* TheNicknamer: Sort of, he inspired the future Super Delfin’s gimmick of Monkey Magic Wakita as he was reminded of Sun Goku when he saw Delfin in the ring.
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* EightiesHair: A mullet.
* LeotardOfPower: An amateur wrestling one.
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* UnknownCharacter: The first and only sambo representative in the early UFC, Hamaker's career in martial arts in shrouded in mystery. In his sole appearance in the company, he proceeded to win convincingly his first match against kung fu guy Thaddeus Luster, and then claim an injured hand to bow out of the tournament. Credit as the only grappling expert in the tournament aside Royce Gracie would then go to Hamaker's teammate Remco Pardoel, who also participated on the match and went to reach the semi-finals.
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* UnknownCharacter: The first and only sambo representative in the early UFC, Hamaker's career in martial arts in shrouded in mystery. In his sole appearance in the company, he proceeded to win convincingly his first match against kung fu guy Thaddeus Luster, and then claim an injured hand to bow out of the tournament. Credit as the only grappling expert in the tournament aside from Royce Gracie would then go to Hamaker's teammate Remco Pardoel, who also participated on the match and went to reach the semi-finals.
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* RealMenWearPink: Mostly wore pink in his shoot wrestling matches.
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Threw lariats, bridging fishermen suplexes and scoop slams in his shoot wrestling matches.
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* MulticoloredHair: Dyed like the Dutch flag. He is usually fair haired though.
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* MulticoloredHair: Dyed like the Dutch flag.flag for his match against Yoji Anjo. He is usually fair haired though.
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* BadassFamily: Is the father of Mack Roesch, an obstacle runner and a former contestant on American Ninja Warrior.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
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* HiddenDepths: He operates a construction firm in Florida.
* HiddenDepths: He operates a construction firm in Florida.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Also listed as [=McDuff=] Roesch.
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* DownerEnding: Died after he got into a training accident, which put him in a coma with convulsions and died after being taken to the hospital, he was only 18 years old. UWF had a memorial service for him at the UWF ROAD show on February 27, 1990.
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* DownerEnding: Died after he got into a training accident, accident. According to Creator/BasRutten, it was Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki who accidentally [[NeckSnap broke his neck]], which put him in a coma with convulsions and died after being taken to the hospital, he was only 18 years old. UWF had a memorial service for him at the UWF ROAD show on February 27, 1990.