K-Jee (kickboxer)

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K-Jee
Born Nakajima Keisuke
(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
Kumamoto, Japan
Other names Keiji, ケイジ
Nationality Japanese
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Weight 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Division Cruiserweight
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Fukuoka, Japan
Team K-1 Gym Fukuoka Team Beginning
Kickboxing record
Total 36
Wins 21
By knockout 18
Losses 15
By knockout 10

K-Jee (born 5 November 1990) is a Japanese male kickboxer and the former K-1 Cruiserweight Champion and the former Krush Cruiserweight champion.[2]

Kickboxing career

He took part in the 2017 Heavyweight Grand Prix, but lost to the eventual winner Antonio Plazibat in the quarterfinals.[3] He bounced back with a TKO win over Shinya Uemura, during Krush 89.[4]

K-Jee participated in the 2018 K-1 Cruiserweight Grand Prix, for the inaugural K-1 Cruiserweight title. He beat Brian McGrath by TKO in the quarterfinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Sina Karimian in the semifinals.[5]

K-Jee won his next two fights, knocking Yuki Kudo out with a flying knee during Krush 97,[6] and Hitoshi Sugimoto with a right hook during Krush 101.[7]

He fought for his first major title during Krush 104, when he fought Rui Hanazawa for the Krush Cruiserweight title. He defeated Hanazawa by a second round TKO.[8][9]

K-Jee was scheduled to fight Hisaki Kato in December 2019. Kato won the fight by a second round TKO.[10] The two of them fought a rematch three months later, during Krush 112, which was to be K-Jee's first title defense.[11] K-Jee won the fight by a first round knockout.[12]

K-1 Jee was scheduled to fight Sina Karimian for the K-1 Cruiserweight title during the K-1 World GP event in Fukuoka. He won the fight by TKO, forcing Karimian's corner to throw in the towel midway through the first round.[13] Despite knocking Sina twice in the first round, K-Jee would lose the fight by a second-round knockout.[14]

After being badly hurt near the beginning to the second round, K-Jee staged a comeback victory, winning by way of a low kick knockout.[15]

K-Jee was scheduled to face Seiya Tanigawa at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4, 2021.[16] He was later forced to withdraw from the fight. K-Jee participated in the 2022 K-1 openweight tournament, held at K-1: K'Festa 5 on April 3, 2022. He faced the Krush cruiserweight champion Mahmoud Sattari in the quarterfinals.[17] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[18]

K-Jee faced Seiya Tanigawa at K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka on August 11, 2022.[19] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after he was twice knocked down, once each in the second and third rounds.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
21 Wins (18 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-09-10 Loss Japan Mikio Ueda K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ Yokohama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 2 1:39
2023-07-17 Loss Romania Ștefan Lătescu K-1 World GP 2023 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 1 1:53
2022-08-11 Loss Japan Seiya Tanigawa K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-04-03 Loss Iran Mahmoud Sattari K-1: K'Festa 5, Tournament Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 1:28
2021-07-17 Win Japan Ryo Aitaka K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Low kick) 2 1:04
2021-03-28 Loss Iran Sina Karimian K'Festa 4 Day 2 Yoyogi, Japan KO (Spinning backfist) 2 0:26
Loses the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-11-02 Win Iran Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 1:54
Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-03-28 Win France Hisaki Kato Krush 112 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 1 2:10
Defends the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-12-28 Loss France Hisaki Kato K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ~Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament~ Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 1:17
2019-08-31 Win Japan Rui Hanazawa Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:43
Wins the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-05-18 Win Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto Krush 101 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 1:24
2019-01-26 Win Japan Yuki Kudo Krush 97 Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying knee) 2 1:13
2018-09-24 Loss Iran Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-09-24 Win United States Brian McGrath K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:37
2018-06-30 Win Japan Shinya Uemura Krush 89 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Leg kicks) 2 1:20
2018-02-12 Loss Japan Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 32 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
For the Bigbang Heavyweight title.
2017-11-23 Loss Croatia Antonio Plazibat K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 1 1:40
2017-06-08 Win Japan Tsutomu Takahagi Krush 78 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 1:59
2017-04-22 Loss Japan Koichi K-1 World GP 2017: Super Bantamweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Straight) 3 0:38
2017-02-12 Win Japan Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 28 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Ref. Stop/Low Kicks) 3 2:23
2016-12-18 Win Japan Hidekazu Kimura Krush 71 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-09-19 Win Japan Yoshinari K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:23
2016-06-24 Win Japan Hitoshi Sugimoto K-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN ~World 65 kg Tournament~ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-30 Loss Japan Zaurus Asami Krush 64 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Nose injury) 2 0:04
2015-09-22 Loss Japan Kazuya Akimoto K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-04-19 Loss Japan Kotetsu K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:15
2014-07-13 Loss Japan Yutaro Yamauchi Krush 43 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-21 Win Japan Meriken Yuto KAKUMEI PURITY Osaka, Japan KO (Right cross) 3 1:49
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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