K-Jee (kickboxer) explained

K-Jee
Birth Name:Nakajima Keisuke
Other Names:Keiji, ケイジ
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:5 November 1990
Birth Place:Kumamoto, Japan
Fighting Out Of:Fukuoka, Japan
Height:[1]
Weight Kg:90
Weight Class:Cruiserweight
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:K-1 Gym Fukuoka Team Beginning
Kickbox Win:22
Kickbox Kowin:19
Kickbox Loss:16
Kickbox Koloss:10

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

Fight record

|- bgcolor=""| 2024-12-14 || ||align=left| Errol Zimmerman || K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinal || Tokyo, Japan || || ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-10-05 || Win ||align=left| Jérôme Le Banner ||K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka || Osaka, Japan || KO (High kick)|| 1 || 1:26|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2024-03-23|| Loss||align=left| Mattia Faraoni || The Arena || Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2023-09-10|| Loss ||align=left| Mikio Ueda || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ || Yokohama, Japan || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 2 || 1:39|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2023-07-17|| Loss ||align=left| Ștefan Lătescu|| K-1 World GP 2023 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 || 1:53|- style="background:#fbb"| 2022-08-11|| Loss||align=left| Seiya Tanigawa || K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2022-04-03 || Loss ||align=left| Mahmoud Sattari || K-1: K'Festa 5, Tournament Quarterfinals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook) || 1 || 1:28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-07-17|| Win ||align=left| Ryo Aitaka || K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || KO (Low kick) || 2 || 1:04|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2021-03-28 || Loss ||align=left| Sina Karimian || K'Festa 4 Day 2 || Yoyogi, Japan || KO (Spinning backfist) || 2 || 0:26|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2020-11-02 || Win ||align=left| Sina Karimian || K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || TKO (Corner Stoppage) || 1 || 1:54|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2020-03-28 || Win ||align=left| Hisaki Kato || Krush 112 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 || 2:10|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-12-28 || Loss ||align=left| Hisaki Kato || K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Three knockdowns) || 2 || 1:17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-31 || Win ||align=left| Rui Hanazawa || Krush 104 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Punches) || 2 || 1:43|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-05-18 || Win ||align=left| Hitoshi Sugimoto || Krush 101 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 2 || 1:24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-01-26 || Win ||align=left| Yuki Kudo || Krush 97 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Flying knee) || 2 || 1:13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2018-09-24 || Loss ||align=left| Sina Karimian || K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Saitama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-24 || Win ||align=left| Brian McGrath || K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Saitama, Japan || TKO (Punches) || 2 || 2:37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-06-30 || Win ||align=left| Shinya Uemura || Krush 89 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Leg kicks) || 2 || 1:20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2018-02-12 || Loss||align=left| Ryo Aitaka || Bigbang 32 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-11-23 || Loss ||align=left| Antonio Plazibat || K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Saitama, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 || 1:40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-06-08 || Win ||align=left| Tsutomu Takahagi || Krush 78 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 1 || 1:59|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-04-22 || Loss ||align=left| Koichi || K-1 World GP 2017: Super Bantamweight Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Straight) || 3 || 0:38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-02-12 || Win ||align=left| Ryo Aitaka || Bigbang 28 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Ref. Stop/Low Kicks) || 3 || 2:23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Hidekazu Kimura || Krush 71 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Yoshinari || K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Punches) || 2 || 1:23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-06-24 || Win ||align=left| Hitoshi Sugimoto || K-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN ～World 65 kg Tournament～ || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2016-02-30 || Loss ||align=left| Zaurus Asami || Krush 64 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Nose injury) || 2 || 0:04|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2015-09-22 || Loss ||align=left| Kazuya Akimoto || K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2015-04-19 || Loss ||align=left| Kotetsu || K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 2:15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2014-07-13 || Loss ||align=left| Yutaro Yamauchi || Krush 43 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Meriken Yuto || KAKUMEI PURITY || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right cross) || 3 || 1:49|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K-Jee . k-1.co.jp /ケイジ/Keiji . 11 November 2020.
  2. Web site: 選手名鑑 . k-1.co.jp . 11 November 2020.
  3. Web site: K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament Results . combatpress.com . 11 November 2020.
  4. Web site: 【Krush】K-Jeeが強烈右ローでWMC日本王者をKO . efight.jp . 30 June 2018 . 11 November 2020.
  5. Web site: K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament Results: Karimian Crowned, Takeru Stops Puertas . combatpress.com . 11 November 2020.
  6. Web site: 【Krush】江川優生が涙の初戴冠、3人の新王者誕生 . efight.jp . 26 January 2019 . 11 November 2020.
  7. Web site: 【K-1 KRUSH】K-Jeeが右フックでKO勝利、決勝進出 . efight.jp . 18 May 2019 . 11 November 2020.
  8. Web site: K-1 Krush 104: Results . kickboxingz.com . 11 November 2020.
  9. Web site: K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 104 Results . thebodylockmma.com . September 2019 . 11 November 2020.
  10. Web site: K-1 World GP Japan: Results . kickboxingz.com . 11 November 2020.
  11. Web site: 【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 . 11 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Krush 112: K-Jee Gains Revenge (Video) . kickboxingz.com . 11 November 2020.
  13. Web site: K-1 World GP 2020 Japan Results: K-Jee Unseats Karimian, Kotomi Edges KANA . combatpress.com . 11 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Tatum . Rob . K'Festa.4 Day.2 Results: Takeru Blasts Pettas, Karimian Exacts Revenge on K-Jee . combatpress.com . 28 March 2021.
  15. Web site: K－1で熊本出身K－JeeがKO勝ち「魂です」 . nishinippon.co.jp . 18 July 2021.
  16. Web site: 【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 . 28 October 2021.
  17. Web site: 【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 . 9 February 2022.
  18. Web site: 【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 . 3 April 2022.
  19. Web site: 【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 . 15 June 2022.
  20. Web site: 【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 . 11 August 2022 . 26 March 2023.

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