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K-Jee (kickboxer)

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]

K-Jee
BornNakajima Keisuke
(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
Kumamoto, Japan
Other namesKeiji, ケイジ
NationalityJapanese
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofFukuoka, Japan
TeamK-1 Gym Fukuoka Team Beginning
Kickboxing record
Total37
Wins21
By knockout18
Losses16
By knockout10

Kickboxing career edit

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 edit

Fight record edit

Professional Kickboxing Record
21 Wins (18 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-03-23 Loss   Mattia Faraoni The Arena Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-09-10 Loss   Mikio Ueda K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ Yokohama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 2 1:39
2023-07-17 Loss   Ștefan Lătescu K-1 World GP 2023 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 1 1:53
2022-08-11 Loss   Seiya Tanigawa K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-04-03 Loss   Mahmoud Sattari K-1: K'Festa 5, Tournament Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 1:28
2021-07-17 Win   Ryo Aitaka K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Low kick) 2 1:04
2021-03-28 Loss   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   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   Hisaki Kato Krush 112 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 1 2:10
Defends the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-12-28 Loss   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   Rui Hanazawa Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:43
Wins the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-05-18 Win   Hitoshi Sugimoto Krush 101 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 1:24
2019-01-26 Win   Yuki Kudo Krush 97 Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying knee) 2 1:13
2018-09-24 Loss   Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-09-24 Win   Brian McGrath K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:37
2018-06-30 Win   Shinya Uemura Krush 89 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Leg kicks) 2 1:20
2018-02-12 Loss   Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 32 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
For the Bigbang Heavyweight title.
2017-11-23 Loss   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   Tsutomu Takahagi Krush 78 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 1:59
2017-04-22 Loss   Koichi K-1 World GP 2017: Super Bantamweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Straight) 3 0:38
2017-02-12 Win   Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 28 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Ref. Stop/Low Kicks) 3 2:23
2016-12-18 Win   Hidekazu Kimura Krush 71 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-09-19 Win   Yoshinari K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:23
2016-06-24 Win   Hitoshi Sugimoto K-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN ～World 65 kg Tournament～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-30 Loss   Zaurus Asami Krush 64 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Nose injury) 2 0:04
2015-09-22 Loss   Kazuya Akimoto K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-04-19 Loss   Kotetsu K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:15
2014-07-13 Loss   Yutaro Yamauchi Krush 43 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-21 Win   Meriken Yuto KAKUMEI PURITY Osaka, Japan KO (Right cross) 3 1:49
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "K-Jee". k-1.co.jp /ケイジ/Keiji. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "選手名鑑". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ "【Krush】K-Jeeが強烈右ローでWMC日本王者をKO". efight.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament Results: Karimian Crowned, Takeru Stops Puertas". combatpress.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ "【Krush】江川優生が涙の初戴冠、3人の新王者誕生". efight.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ "【K-1 KRUSH】K-Jeeが右フックでKO勝利、決勝進出". efight.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "K-1 Krush 104: Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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  10. ^ "K-1 World GP Japan: Results". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ^ "【Krush】K-1実行委員会が3・28『Krush.112』後楽園ホール大会を無観客大会として行うことを発表". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Krush 112: K-Jee Gains Revenge (Video)". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ "K-1 World GP 2020 Japan Results: K-Jee Unseats Karimian, Kotomi Edges KANA". combatpress.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ Tatum, Rob. "K'Festa.4 Day.2 Results: Takeru Blasts Pettas, Karimian Exacts Revenge on K-Jee". combatpress.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ^ "K－1で熊本出身K－JeeがKO勝ち「魂です」". nishinippon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ "【K-1】K-Jeeが右フックでのKOを予告すれば、谷川聖哉は右ハイキックでKO宣言「階級の魅力を伝えられるように頑張る」（K-Jee）". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  17. ^ "【K-1】石井慧、京太郎、サッタリら出場の無差別級トーナメント初開催＝K-1生誕の地・代々木で". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  18. ^ "【Ｋ１】サッタリが88秒殺、前クルーザー級王者K－Jee沈め準決勝へ　無差別級トーナメント". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. ^ "【K-1】K-Jeeと谷川聖哉が仕切り直しの一戦、両者とも日本人クルーザー級最強決定戦を制して「外国人選手と戦いたい」". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  20. ^ "【K-1】谷川聖哉がK-Jeeから2度のダウンを奪う！クルーザー"日本人頂上対決"制す". efight.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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