to throw himself and Kimura out of the ring, although he scored one solid takedown at one point. Nonetheless, the judoka threw Santana with seoi nage, hane goshi and osoto gari, and finally applied his famous gyaku-ude-garami. Newspaper Correio da Manha described the match as a "cat and mouse affair", while Diario de Noite stated "Kimura won at will". The second, on the other hand, attracted much more interest, as Santana was a veteran of vale tudo competition while Kimura was not. Hosted on July 12 at Antônio Balbino arena, it would pit Santana against a Kimura on low physical conditions due to illness, as registered in Diario de Noite and Kimura's own autobiography. According to the latter, promoters supposedly threatened the judoka with police presence in order to compel him to fight against his doctor's orders. The two fighters started trading punches and kicks, but the capoeirista soon showed his superiority on this field, damaging Masahiko with high kicks and open-handed strikes. The judoka headbutted him in the abdomen and took him down, where he punished Santana with elbow strikes and more headbutts. Waldemar escaped, however, and answered with another headbutt from the clinch against the ropes. Kimura tried to execute ippon seoi nage, but he slipped and fell to the ground, where Santana started striking him with punches and headbutts through his guard. Eventually, the judoka caught the Brazilian in the momentum of a headbutt and broke his nose with a punch from the bottom. The competitors, both tired and bleeding, disengaged and returned to standing, where they continued exchanging strikes until the clock marked the end of the match. Death Kimura died on April 18, 1993, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 75 years old. Achievements All-Japan Collegiate Championships (1935) 7th All Japan Judo Championship (1937) 8th All Japan Judo Championship (1938) 9th All Japan Judo Championship (1939) Ten-Ran Shiai tournament (1940) 1947 West Japan Judo Championship 1949 All Japan Judo Championship 1936 Takudai Kosen Judo Championship See also Takushoku University Armlock Shoulderlock Footnotes Sources Jim Chen M.D. Masahiko Kimura Biography Masahiko Kimura (1984) Excerpt from My Judo Hélio Gracie recalls the famous challenge match against Kimura - interviewed in 1994 by Nishi Yoshinori from Kakutou Striking Spirit Attack The Back The Kimura – A History & Techniques External links - Long TV documentary of Japan Performing the reverse ude-garami (Kimura) from closed guard