Krush (kickboxing)

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Krush
Private
Industry Martial-arts entertainment planning and promotion
Founded 2008
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Owner Good Loser
Website Krush

Krush is a martial arts entertainment planning and promotion brand established in 2008, currently based in Japan. It is the sister brand of K-1, and has produced numerous future K-1 competitors, such as Takeru Segawa, Tatsuya Tsubakihara and Yuki Egawa. It features events across nine male and three female weight classes.[1]

History

Krush was launched in 2008, prior to the death of K-1 FEG, as a collaboration between K-1 and All Japan Kickboxing Federation. It was launched as a feeder organization to K-1, and was accordingly seen as the second tier of K-1 competition.[2]

On June 22, 2009, organization representative Toshio Kaneda was arrested, alongside seven other members of the executive committee. Following their arrests, the AJKF was dissolved.[3] The remaining committee and staff members founded "Good Loser", a parent company which continued organizing events under the Krush brand. Former kickboxer Satoshi Kobayashi was appointed as the general manager.[4]

On July 24, 2009, Krush held their first tournament. The grand prix was scheduled to crown the new lightweight champion and included 16 participants.[5]

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Krush 127 (24 July 2021), Mahmoud Sattari wins World Cruiserweight Title.

On August 8, 2012, Krush signed a partnership agreement with Pancrase. It was the first such agreement in the four year history of the organization up to that point.[6][7]

It was confirmed in early 2014 that Krush would begin organizing women's fights, as well as female title fights. The first Krush women's champion was crowned on March 17, 2014, when Syuri became the inaugural flyweight champion.[8]

On May 29, 2014, following the bankruptcy of K-1 FEG, K-1 World League was launched (later renamed to K-1 World GP). As such, the two organizations resumed their partnership.[9]

From 2017 onward, cross-promotional events with Chinese organizations such as Wu Lin Feng and GLORY OF HEROS were held every summer, featuring Chinese fighters competing against their Japanese counterparts.[10]

On January 26, 2019 Krush was renamed "K-1 KRUSH FIGHT" to further announce the connection between the two brands.[11] However, on December 7, 2019, it was renamed back to Krush. The aim of renaming the competition back to Krush was to dispel the image of the brand as the second tier of K-1.[12]

Rules

Krush shares the same rule-set as K-1, which is as follows:[13]

  • The fights are contested in a ring which is six or more square meters and surrounded by four ropes.
  • Only striking techniques such as punches, kicks and knees are allowed. Strikes with the back of the fist are allowed, but not with the elbow or the forearm. Multiple clinch knees are prohibited.
  • Sweeps, throws, headbutts and strikes with the elbow are prohibited. Furthermore, spitting, biting, groin strikes, strikes to the back of the head, striking after the round has ended or the referee has called for a break, striking while the opponent is knocked down and excessive holding are all considered fouls.
  • Matches, both regular and title matches, are contested in three three minute rounds. In case of a draw, an extension round is fought.
  • Matches are scored based of four criteria:
    • (1) Number of knockdowns a fighter has scored, with three knockdowns inside of a single round resulting in a technical knockout
    • (2) Presence or absence of damage to the opponent
    • (3) The number clean strikes, with strikes which are thrown with fight ending intention scoring more highly than those thrown with the intent of racking up points
    • (4) Aggressiveness

Current Krush champions

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Main article: List of Krush champions
Division Champion Since Title defences
Cruiserweight (-90 kg) Iran Mahmoud Sattari 2021 1
Super Welterweight (-70 kg) Netherlands Jordann Pikeur 2016 5
Welterweight (-67.5 kg) Japan Ayinta Ali 2022 0
Super Lightweight (-65 kg) Japan Daizo Sasaki 2020 3
Lightweight (-62.5 kg) Japan Fumiya Osawa 2022 0
Super Featherweight (-60 kg) Japan Chihiro Nakajima 2022 0
Featherweight (-57.5 kg) Japan Takahito Niimi 2020 3
Super Bantamweight (-55 kg) Japan Riamu Sera 2021 0
Bantamweight (-53 kg) Japan Koji Ikeda 2022 0
Women's Flyweight (-50 kg) Japan Kotomi 2021 0
Women's Minimumweight (-48 kg) Vacant
Women's Atomweight (-45 kg) Japan Miyuu Sugawara 2020 2

Events

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# Event Date Venue Location
25 Krush 1st Championship Tournament ~ Triple Final Round ~ April 30, 2011 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
24 Krush-Ex 2011 Vol.2 February 13, 2011 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
23 Krush-Ex 2011 Vol.1 February 13, 2011 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
22 Krush 1st Championship Tournament ～Round 2～ January 9, 2011 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
21 Krush 1st Championship Tournament ～Round 1～ December 12, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
20 Krush-Ex ～Road to the Championship～ October 31, 2010 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
19 Krush 10 September 20, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
18 Krush 9 August 14, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
17 Krush 8 July 9, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
16 Krush-Ex 2010 Vol.2 June 12, 2010 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
15 Krush 7 May 27, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
14 Krush 6 April 29, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
13 KrushxSurvivor March 13, 2010 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
12 Krush-Ex 2010 Vol.1 February 19, 2010 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
11 Krush 5 January 4, 2010 Koruaken Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
10 Krush-Ex 2009 Vol.2 December 4, 2009 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
9 Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ～Final Round～ November 2, 2009 Koruaken Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
8 Krush-Ex 2009 Vol.1 October 12, 2009 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
7 Krush 4 September 22, 2009 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
6 Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ～Opening Round.2～ August 14, 2009 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
5 Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ～Opening Round.1～ July 24, 2009 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
4 Krush 3 May 17, 2009 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
3 Krush 2 March 14, 2009 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
2 Krush! Rookies Cup February 1, 2009 Shinjuku Face Japan Tokyo, Japan
1 Krush 1: Kickboxing Destruction November 8, 2008 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

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