K-Jee (kickboxer)

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K-Jee
BornNakajima Keisuke
(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
Kumamoto, Japan
Other namesKeiji, ケイジ
Nationality Japanese
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Division Cruiserweight
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Fukuoka, Japan
TeamK-1 Gym Fukuoka Team Beginning
Kickboxing record
Total38
Wins22
By knockout19
Losses16
By knockout10

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]

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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
22 Wins (19 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-12-14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol Zimmerman K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan
2024-10-05Win Flag of France.svg Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka Osaka, Japan KO (High kick)11:26
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.
2024-03-23Loss Flag of Italy.svg Mattia FaraoniThe Arena Italy Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-09-10Loss Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Ueda K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ Yokohama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns)21:39
2023-07-17Loss Flag of Romania.svg Ștefan Lătescu K-1 World GP 2023 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body)11:53
2022-08-11Loss Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Tanigawa K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-04-03Loss Flag of Iran.svg Mahmoud Sattari K-1: K'Festa 5, Tournament Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook)11:28
2021-07-17Win Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Aitaka K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Low kick)21:04
2021-03-28Loss Flag of Iran.svg Sina Karimian K'Festa 4 Day 2 Yoyogi, Japan KO (Spinning backfist)20:26
Loses the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-11-02Win Flag of Iran.svg Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage)11:54
Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-03-28Win Flag of France.svg Hisaki Kato Krush 112 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook to the body)12:10
Defends the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-12-28Loss Flag of France.svg Hisaki Kato K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns)21:17
2019-08-31Win Flag of Japan.svg Rui HanazawaKrush 104 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches)21:43
Wins the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-05-18Win Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi SugimotoKrush 101 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook)21:24
2019-01-26Win Flag of Japan.svg Yuki KudoKrush 97 Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying knee)21:13
2018-09-24Loss Flag of Iran.svg Sina Karimian K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-09-24Win Flag of the United States.svg Brian McGrath K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches)22:37
2018-06-30Win Flag of Japan.svg Shinya UemuraKrush 89 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Leg kicks)21:20
2018-02-12Loss Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 32 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority)33:00
For the Bigbang Heavyweight title.
2017-11-23Loss Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Plazibat K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook to the body)11:40
2017-06-08Win Flag of Japan.svg Tsutomu TakahagiKrush 78 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage)11:59
2017-04-22Loss Flag of Japan.svg Koichi K-1 World GP 2017: Super Bantamweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Straight)30:38
2017-02-12Win Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Aitaka Bigbang 28 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Ref. Stop/Low Kicks)32:23
2016-12-18Win Flag of Japan.svg Hidekazu KimuraKrush 71 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-09-19Win Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinari K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches)21:23
2016-06-24Win Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi SugimotoK-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN ～World 65 kg Tournament～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-02-30Loss Flag of Japan.svg Zaurus AsamiKrush 64 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Nose injury)20:04
2015-09-22Loss Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Akimoto K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-04-19Loss Flag of Japan.svg Kotetsu K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook)12:15
2014-07-13Loss Flag of Japan.svg Yutaro YamauchiKrush 43 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-10-21Win Flag of Japan.svg Meriken YutoKAKUMEI PURITY Osaka, Japan KO (Right cross)31:49
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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