K-Jee (kickboxer)

K-Jee
Born	Nakajima Keisuke (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34) Kumamoto, Japan
Other names	Keiji, ケイジ
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
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	39
Wins	22
By knockout	19
Losses	17
By knockout	11

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

• Krush
  • 2019 Krush Cruiserweight Champion
    • One successful title defense

• K-1
  • 2020 K-1 Cruiserweight Champion
  • 2024 K-1 Knockout of the Year (vs. Jérôme Le Banner])

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

22 Wins (19 (T)KO's), 17 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-12-14	Loss	Errol Zimmerman	K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinal	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	2	0:58
2024-10-05	Win	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka	Osaka, Japan	KO (High kick)	1	1:26
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.
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

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 champions

References

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