Kenichi Ogata (shoot boxer)

Kenichi Ogata (Japanese: 緒形 健一, Ogata Ken'ichi) [oɡata keɴiꜜtɕi]; born January 26, 1975) is a Japanese super welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym in Asakusa. He was the first Japanese national champion of shoot boxing at Super welterweight. He is the winner of S-cup in 2006 and the finalist of 2008 S-cup.[1]

Kenichi Ogata
Born (1975-01-26) January 26, 1975 (age 49)
Yuya, Yamaguchi, Japan
Native name緒形 健一
NationalityJapanese
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
DivisionSuper Welterweight
StyleShoot boxing, Judo
Fighting out ofAsakusa, Tokyo, Japan
TeamCesar Gym
TrainerCaesar Takeshi
Rank2nd dan black belt in Judo
Years active1996–2010
Kickboxing record
Total61
Wins43
By knockout27
Losses17
By knockout8
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins0
Losses1
By submission1
Draws1
Other information
Websiteplus-u.jp/blog/sbogata (archived)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 11, 2010

His real name is still Kenichi Ogata, but it is written as "尾形健一".

Biography edit

Young age edit

Kenichi Ogata was born in town of Yuya, Yamaguchi, Japan on January 26, 1975. "Yuya", his hometown, was merged with other towns into Nagato City in 2005. He graduated from Nagato High School.

Debut edit

He debuted in November 1994 as a professional shoot boxer.

On May 9, 1997, he participated Super Fight in the event of Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, and fought against Dany Bill from France. He was knocked down with right cross and knocked down with right upper cut again during 5R. His second threw the towel into the ring just after 2nd knock down. After this bout, he was hospitalized because of nose broken.[2]

On October 12, he participated "'97 The Festival of Martial Arts Special" as the representative of shoot boxing and fought against Sitisak Tor Anuson who was the champion of Lumpinee Stadium at Junior welterweight. This event was promoted by World Karate Association, but it is not WKA established in USA. Ogata was knocked out by cut with right elbow during 5R. After this bout, he was hospitalized because of Orbital blowout fracture.[3]

On April 26, 1998, he fought against Gilbert Ballantine from Netherlands in the event of "RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX". This was the comeback bout after he had been beaten by Sitisak and Bill. He won by the unanimous decision after 5R.[4] He was going to be retired if he lost.

On October 20, 2001, he had the first Mixed martial arts(MMA) bout against Curtis Brigham at lightweight in the event of Rings because the Shoot Boxing Association had cooperation with Rings. He was beaten in 43 seconds by choke.[5][6]

On July 7, 2002, he participated Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002 to fight against Ngkau Spain under KOK rule of Rings in MMA bout, but the bout was resulted as draw after 3R.[7]

Winning national title edit

He fought against Seiichiro Nishibayashi for the vacant first Japanese national title at "Junior falconweight" on June 4, 1998, and he cut Nishibayashi's bottom eyelid when he kicked head, and knocked down with punches during 3R. Nishibayashi stood up, but referee stopped the bout because of too much bleeding, and Ogata won by TKO at 2:15 during 3R and became the first champion.[8] "Junior falconweight" was renamed to "Super seagullweight", and renamed to welterweight again on November 20, 2001, but Ogata's title was changed to Super welterweight, not welterweight.

On November 14, 1998, he challenged Ramon Dekkers' WPKL World Junior middleweight championship (-69.85 kg) in Chiyoda, Tokyo, but he was knocked out with left hook at 2:58 during 4R. Ogata was knocked down with left hook in the end of 1R, and with right cross during 3R.[9]

On November 1, 2000, he participated K-1 J-MAX 2000 as the representative of shoot boxing, and fought against Sakon Kubosaka. He knocked out Kubosaka by left body shot with left knee during 5R.[10][11]

On February 24, 2004, Ogata participated K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament and fought against Kozo Takeda in the quarter-final. He knocked down Takeda with left hook during 1R, but Ogata's second threw their towel into the ring just after 2R starts because he had hurt his leg during 1R when he stepped into Takeda to knock down. He explained that his left knee was injured badly in a bout on February 1, and he managed to train only for 4–5 days because of hematoma and Strain of his calf of his leg, moreover, he could not bend his knee more than 90 degrees. His condition had been bad, but he decided to participate because of promise.[12][13] The result of this bout is announced as Takeda's victory by the unanimous decision after 3R in the official website, but it is wrong.[14]

Winning S-cup 2006 edit

On November 3, 2006, Ogata participated Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006. In the quarter-final, he knocked down Damacio Page with left body shot in 1R, but he was knocked down with right hook after that. Ogata knocked out Page with 2 knock downs by left body shots during 2R. In the semi-final, Ogata defeated Hiroki Shishido by the unanimous decision. In the final, Ogata knocked down Andy Souwer with right hook during 1R and won by the unanimous decision. Ogata won the tournament of S-cup as the second Japanese.[15]

On November 30, 2007, he announced that he returns his title of Super welterweight in the beginning of the event because he was suggested to return his title by Caesar Takeshi when he consulted about his bad performance in bouts caused by his poor health. Caesar Takeshi answered "If you feel so, you should return your belt and try as much as possible from nothing to the end, and quit when you are convinced." during consulting.[16]

Retirement edit

On November 2, 2010, he announced his retirement during the press conference of S-cup 2010, and he said he had a plan to hold his retirement ceremony in S-cup 2010. According to his explanation, he tried to continue his career, but he was stopped by doctor as his cervical vertebrae had not been recovered since the bout against Andy Souwer on November 24, 2008.[17]

Titles edit

Professional edit

Record edit

Professional kickboxing record
61 Fights, 43 wins (27 (T)KOs), 17 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2009-06-01 Loss   Tyler Toner Shoot Boxing 2009 Bushido 3rd Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right high kick) 1 3:00
2008-11-24 Loss   Andy Souwer Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008 Final Saitama, Saitama, Japan KO (3 knockdowns) 2 2:11
2008-11-24 Win   Luiz Azeredo Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008 Semi-final Saitama, Saitama, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 2:11
2008-11-24 Win   Kenji Kanai Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008 Quarter-final Saitama, Saitama, Japan KO (Right straight) 2 2:58
2008-09-12 Win   Jason Scerri Shoot Boxing 2008 Tamashi - Road to S-cup - 5th Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 0:56
2008-05-28 Win   Doo-Suk Oh Shoot Boxing 2008 Tamashi - Road to S-cup - 3rd Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2007-10-28 Loss   Brian Lo-A-Njoe Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2007 Sumida, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 0:44
2007-07-28 Loss   Adam Higson Shoot Boxing 2007 Mu-So 3rd Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-05-25 Win   Xu Yan Shoot Boxing 2007 Mu-So 2nd Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Body shot with left knee) 3 0:56
2007-02-25 Loss   Big Ben Kesa Gym Shoot Boxing 2007 Mu-So 1st Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 1:04
2006-11-03 Win   Andy Souwer Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 Final Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Shoot Boxing S-Cup 2006 Tournament title.
2006-11-03 Win   Hiroki Shishido Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 Semi-final Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-11-03 Win   Damacio Page Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 Quarter-final Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left body shot) 2 1:14
2006-09-23 Win   Takashi Ohno WSBA "Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo ΟΡΘΡΟΣ[18] Series 5th" Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2006-07-07 Win   Ryan Diaz WSBA "Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo ΟΡΘΡΟΣ Series 4th" Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2006-05-26 Win   Paul Smith WSBA "Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo ΟΡΘΡΟΣ Series 3rd" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 2:57
2006-03-25 Win   Kim Yeon Jong WSBA "Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo ΟΡΘΡΟΣ Series 2nd" Tokyo, Japan TKO 4 1:35
2006-02-09 Ex   Andy Souwer WSBA "Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo ΟΡΘΡΟΣ Series 1st" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 2:00
Ogata was going to fight against Johnny Eduardo from Brazil, but the bout was canceled just before it because he lost consciousness after weighing and it was diagnosed as syncope by the doctor.
2005-11-25 Win   Karimi Shonan WSBA "Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series Final" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right straight) 3 0:53
2005-06-26 Loss   Chi Bin Lim WSBA "Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series 3rd" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage, cut) 2 3:00
2005-03-06 Win   Shane Wiggand WSBA "Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series First" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (3 knockdowns) 2 1:44
2005-01-23 Win   Serkan Yilmaz Shoot Boxing 2005 Ground Zero Fukuoka Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 6 (Ex.1) 3:00
2004-12-03 Win   Peter Kaljevic WSBA "∞-S Vol.6"[19] Osaka, Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2004-09-19 Loss   Katel Kubis Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004 Quarter-final Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage, cut) 1 1:32
2004-04-18 Win   Jake Hattan WSBA "∞-S Vol.2" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Towel thrown) 2 3:00
2004-02-24 Loss   Kozo Takeda K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Towel thrown) 1 3:00
2004-02-01 Win   Ngkau Spain WSBA "∞-S Vol.1" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (3 knockdowns) 2 2:22
2003-12-07 Win   Vladislav Klikfeld WSBA "S" of the World Vol.6" Osaka, Osaka, Japan KO (3 knockdowns) 2 1:32
2003-06-01 Loss   Shane Chapman WSBA "S" of the World Vol.3" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2003-04-13 Win   Ryland Mahoney WSBA "S" of the World Vol.2" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Body shot) 3 1:50
2002-11-04 Loss   Andy Souwer WSBA "The age of "S" Vol.5" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2002-05-13 Win   Jeremy Allen WSBA "The age of "S" Vol.3" Osaka, Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2002-03-31 Win   Tony Valente WSBA "The age of "S" Vol.2" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo TKO (3 knockdowns) 3 2:54
2002-02-01 Win   Jermaine Pielow WSBA "The age of "S" Vol.1" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo KO (Right hook) 4 2:37
2001-11-20 Win   Daniel Silva WSBA "Be A Champ 4th Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo KO (Middle kick) 2 2:36
2001-09-25 Win   Hong Guo WSBA "Be A Champ 3rd Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo TKO (Gave up) 4 0:00
2001-07-9 Loss   Daniel Dawson X-Plosion On Jupiter Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Corner Stop/Knee to Body) 3
The bout was for Dawson's WMTA World Super welterweight title.
2001-04-30 Win   Jong-Gong Kim WSBA "Be A Champ 2nd Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo KO (3 knockdowns) 1 4:33
2000-11-30 Win   Elizabeth Oliver WSBA "Invade 5th Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-11-01 Win   Sakon Kubosaka K-1 J-MAX 2000 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left body shot) 5 2:03
2000-09-20 Win   David Morrow WSBA "Invade 4th Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:44
2000-05-21 Win   Kit Cope WSBA "Invade 3rd Stage" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
1999-06-10 Loss   Douglas Alan Evans WSBA "Against 1999 2nd" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:34
1999-03-10 Win   David Solomon WSBA "Against 1999 1st" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Towel thrown) 1 1:31
1999-04-24 Loss   John Wayne Parr MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo KO (Left hook) 2 1:49
1998-11-14 Loss   Ramon Dekkers WSBA "Ground Zero Tokyo" Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left hook) 4 2:58
The bout was for Dekkers' WPKL World Junior middleweight title.
1998-09-05 Ex   Taro Minato WSBA "SB the Coming Generation" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 2 2:00
Ogata was going to fight against Luke Kenton, but it was canceled as he had been injured in his previous bout in Thailand.
1998-07-17 Win   Ryuji Goto WSBA "SK-XX 3rd" Osaka, Osaka, Japan TKO(dislocation) 3 0:54
1998-06-04 Win   Seiichiro Nishibayashi WSBA "SK-XX 2nd" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo TKO (Cut) 3 2:15
Wins the inaugural JSBA SFalconweight (-70kg) Title.
The "falconweight" division was renamed to "Shoot Boxing Japan Super welterweight."
1998-04-26 Win   Gilbert Ballantine WSBA "RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX" Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
1997-10-12 Loss   Sitisak Tor Anuson WKA "'97 The Festival of Martial Arts Special" Sumida, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right elbow) 5 1:39
1997-05-09 Loss   Dany Bill Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, Super Fight Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Towel thrown) 5 1:42
1997-03-23 Win   Lafayette Lawson WSBA KO 1
1996-07-14 Win   Marcelo Oliveira Aguiar Shoot Boxing - S Cup 1996 Koto, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
1996-05- Win   Takashi Ito MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00
1996-01-27 Loss   Tatsuya Suzuki Shootfighting Carnival Ground Zero Yokohama - Fighting Festival - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Professional MMA record
2 Fights 1 Loss 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2002-07-07 Draw   Ngkau Spain Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002, Super Fight Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Draw (0-0) 3 5:00
2001-10-20 Loss   Curtis Brigham Rings "World Title Series" Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Submission (Choke) 1 0:43
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record edit

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 0 wins 1 loss
By submission 0 1
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 0-1-1 Narkou Spain Draw Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 2002 July 7, 2002 3 5:00 Kanagawa, Japan
Loss 0-1 Curtis Brigham Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rings: World Title Series 4 October 20, 2001 1 0:43 Tokyo, Japan

Titles edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Kenichi Ogata profile". Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  2. ^ Danny Bill Versus Kinichi Ogata Part 2
  3. ^ (in Japanese)CHIKUとケイのシュートボクシング・マガジン 第一号(1998/2/14) CHIKU and Kei's Shoot Boxing Magazine No.1 (1998/2/14) Retrieved: 2011-11-13
  4. ^ (in Japanese)CHIKUとケイのシュートボクシング・マガジン 第六号(1998/5/6) CHIKU and Kei's Shoot Boxing Magazine No.6 (1998/5/6) Retrieved: 2011-11-13
  5. ^ (in Japanese)シュートボクシングの緒形健一がリングス参戦 Kenichi Ogata from Shoot Boxing challenges RINGS Retrieved: 2011-11-14
  6. ^ (in Japanese)SB緒形、スリーパーで秒殺される/10.20 リングス 代々木大会結果 Ogata from Shoot Boxing beaten with choke in short period Retrieved: 2011-11-14
  7. ^ (in Japanese)(レポ&写真) [シュートボクシング] 7.7 横浜文体 :S-CUPにヤバい強豪続出 (Report&Photos) [Shoot Boxing July 7 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium: Dangerous fighters appeared in S-cup] Retrieved: 2011-11-14
  8. ^ (in Japanese)CHIKUとケイのシュートボクシング・マガジン 第八号(1998/6/7) CHIKU and Kei's Shoot Boxing Magazine No.8 (1998/6/7) Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 2010-11-11
  9. ^ (in Japanese)ラモン・デッカー vs 緒方健一 Ramon Dekkers VS Kenichi Ogata boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-11
  10. ^ K-1 J-MAX 2000 results Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-12
  11. ^ (in Japanese)K-1 Japan Series "K-1 J-MAX" Kenichi Ogata VS Sakon Kubosaka boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-12
  12. ^ (in Japanese)(レポ&写真) [K-1 MAX] 2.24 代々木:コヒ、悲願の初優勝。KID、村浜をKO (Report&Photos)[K-1 MAX] February 24 Yoyogi: Kohiruimaki achieves his fervent wish to win tournament at first, Yamamoto KID Knocks out Murahama boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-13
  13. ^ (in Japanese)K-1 WORLD MAX 2004 ~日本代表決定トーナメント~ K-1 WORLD MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-13
  14. ^ Esthetic TBC K-1 WORLD MAX 2004 -JAPAN TOURNAMENT- Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine K-1.co.jp Retrieved: 2010-11-13
  15. ^ (in Japanese)(レポ&写真) [S-Cup] 11.3 両国:緒形、サワー・宍戸ら破り悲願の優勝 [S-Cup] November 3 Ryogoku: Ogata defeats Souwer and Ogata and realizes a fervent wish boutreview.com Retrieved: 2010-11-12
  16. ^ (in Japanese)(レポ&写真) [シュートボクシング] 11.30 後楽園:緒形、日本王座返上 (Report&Photos) [Shoot boxing] November 30 Korakuen: Ogata returns his Japanese title Retrieved: 2010-11-11
  17. ^ (in Japanese)ブアカーオ、S-cup最終枠に。緒形が引退式 Buakaw gets last seat of S-cup, Ogata holds his retirement ceremony boutreview.com, Retrieved: 2010-11-11
  18. ^ ΟΡΘΡΟΖ is pronounced as Orthros.
  19. ^ ∞is pronounced as "infinity"

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