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Keiji Ozaki

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Keiji Ozaki
BornOzaki Keiji
(1980-04-24) April 24, 1980 (age 44)
Kanagawa, Japan
Native name尾崎圭司
Other namesTornado Star
Taekwondo Dragon
NationalityJapanese
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
StyleTaekwondo, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamTeam Dragon
TrainerKensaku Maeda
Rank2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo
Years active2003-present
Kickboxing record
Total45
Wins26
By knockout8
Losses18
By knockout2
Draws1
No contests0
Other information
OccupationProfessional kickboxer
Taekwondo instructor
UniversityKanagawa University
Websitehttp://ozaki-dojo.com/
Ozaki's strict style is Full contact Taekwondo.
Last updated on: January 14, 2013

Keiji Ozaki (尾崎圭司, Ozaki Keiji, born April 24, 1980) is a Japanese taekwondo practitioner and a kickboxer. He won the tournament of R.I.S.E. at welterweight in 2006. As a martial artist, he practises the full-contact version of taekwondo, and has competed in numerous competitions. His rank is 2nd dan black belt certified by the Japan Taekwondo Association.

Biography

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Youth

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Keiji Ozaki was born on April 24, 1980, in the prefecture of Kanagawa, Japan. He spent his young age in United States, in Murrysville, PA until he was halfway through high school. After coming to a Japanese high school, he started practicing finswimming. He participated in the Japanese national championship of swimming for 5 different disciplines in 1999, and he won 5 gold medals at 5 disciplines. After graduation of high school, he entered Kanagawa University and he joined its taekwondo team.

Taekwondo era

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In 2000, he won the gold medal of Japanese national championship for undergraduates in full contact taekwondo at open weight. In 2002 and 2003, he won the national championships for adults.

Professional kickboxing

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In March 2000, he joined Team Dragon and started practicing kickboxing. On September 28, 2003, he debuted on R.I.S.E., one of the kickboxing promoting and sanctioning body, as a professional kickboxer. He fought against Tomoaki Suehiro, and won by unanimous decision.

On December 17, 2006, he won the "R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '06".

K-1

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Ozaki was offered by K-1, and he participated K-1 to prove the strength of taekwondo.

He defeated Masanobu Goto by a clear unanimous decision at Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 on October 21, 2012, at Shinjuki Face in Tokyo. He floored Goto four times in the fight.[1][2]

He lost to Jessy Petit-Jean in a fight for the WKN World Lightweight Kickboxing Championship on November 17, 2012, in Liège, Belgium.[3]

He lost a majority decision to Hiroya in a non-tournament bout at Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg Tournament First Round~ on January 14, 2013, in Tokyo.[4][5]

Ozaki faced fellow taekwondo stylist Seiji Takahashi at NJKF: 2013 3rd in Tokyo on April 29, 2013.[6]

Titles

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  • Professional
    • 2006 R.I.S.E. Dead Or Alive Tournament '06 champion
  • Amateur
    • 11th Kanagawa Prefecture Taekwondo Championship winner (2000)
    • 12th Kanagawa Prefecture Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (July 15, 2001)
    • 4th Tokyo Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (October 8, 2001)
    • Chubu Taekwondo Championship winner (2000)
    • 12th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (2000)
    • 13th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship Full contact Openweight winner (December 7, 2001)
    • 14th All Japan University Taekwondo Championship Kumite Openweight winner (September 16, 2002)
    • All Japan Taekwondo Championship 3rd place (2001)
    • 13th All Japan Full contact Taekwondo Championship Kumite Openweight winner (December 28, 2002)
    • 14th All Japan Full contact Taekwondo Championship winner (November 29, 2003)

Kickboxing record

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Professional Kickboxing record
27 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 14 decisions), 22 Losses (2 (T)KO's, 20 decisions), 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2014-10-05 Win Japan Keisuke Kurihara Krush 46 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 27-22-1
2014-06-12 Loss Japan Ikki Krush 42 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 26-22-1
2014-01-04 Loss Japan Taito Krush 37, -65 kg Championship Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 26-21-1
2013-09-01 Loss Japan Toshiki Taniyama Bigbang 14 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 26-20-1
For Inaugural Bigbang Super Lightweight title.
2013-04-29 Loss Japan Seiji Takahashi NJKF: 2013 3rd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 26-19-1
2013-01-14 Loss Japan Hiroya Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament First Round~ Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 26-18-1
2012-11-17 Loss France Jessy Petit-Jean La Nuit Du Kick Boxing Liège, Belgium 26-17-1
For WKN World Lightweight Kickboxing Championship.
2012-10-21 Win Japan Masanobu Goto Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 26-16-1
2012-06-26 Loss Japan Taito Krush. 22 Tokyo, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 25-16-1
2012-07-19 Win China Ding Ning Krush.19 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 25-15-1
2012-01-09 Win Japan Hironori Hattori Krush.15 Tokyo, Japan KO 2 0:37 24-15-1
2011-10-22 Loss Georgia (country) Roman Mailov W5 Grand Prix K.O. Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 23-15-1
2011-08-14 Loss France Thomas Adamandopoulos Krush.11 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 23-14-1
Fight was for I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing title (-62.300 kg).
2011-05-29 Win Korea Park Krush -70 kg First Generation Championship Tournament ~Round.1~ Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 23-13-1
2011-02-05 Win Japan Yosuke Mizuochi Bigbang 4 Tokyo, Japan KO (3 Knockdowns) 3 2:22 22-13-1
2010-12-12 Win Japan Toshiki Taniyama Krush First Generation King Tournaments ~Round.1~ Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan KO (Taekwondo Back Kick then followed by punches) 3 22-12-1
2010-10-29 Win Japan Hiroki Namai Krush EX "Road to the Championship" Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Backfist) 2 21-12-1
2010-09-20 Win Japan Fumiya Sasaki Krush.10 Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan KO 3 1:28 20-12-1
2010-07-05 Loss Japan Yuta Kubo K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Final Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-12-1
2010-05-02 Win Japan Kosuke Komiyama K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Final 16 1st round Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 19-11-1
Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament.
2010-03-13 Win Japan Yoshi Good Loser "Krush x Survivor" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18-11-1
2009-11-22 Loss Japan Kan Itabashi R.I.S.E. "R.I.S.E. 60" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 2:29 17-11-1
The bout was for Itabashi's title of R.I.S.E. 60kg class championship.
2009-08-14 Loss Japan Genki Yamamoto Krush "Krush Lightweight GP 2009 -Opening Round.2-" Round of 16 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17-10-1
2009-05-31 Loss China Xu Yan The Challenger Macau, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17-9-1
2009-02-23 Loss Japan Yasuhito Shirasu K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament Reserve match Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17-8-1
2008-11-08 Loss South Korea Su Hwan Lee AJKF "Krush! -Kickboxing Destruction-" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 4 (Ex.1) 3:00 17-7-1
2008-08-31 Win South Korea Kwang-Sik John J-Network "Team Dragon Quest 2" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right low kick) 3 1:25 17-6-1
2008-02-02 Loss Japan Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-6-1
2007-10-25 Loss Japan Yuya Yamamoto AJKF "Roman Kick Return Kickboxer of the best 60 Tournament Final Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 16-5-1
2007-06-28 Win Hong Kong Wing-Heung Pak K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination Opening fight Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-4-1
2007-04-04 Loss Australia Ian Schaffa K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Super fight Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-4
2007-02-05 Loss Japan Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Semifinal Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-3
2007-02-05 Win Japan Hiroki Shishido K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-2
2006-12-17 Win Japan Naoki Samukawa R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '06 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 15-2
Wins title of R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '06 championship.
2006-12-17 Win Japan Yuki R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '06 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:58 14-2
2006-12-17 Win Japan Hideki Mizutani R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '06 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 13-2
2006-11-03 Win Japan Kenji Kanai Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 Opening match Sumida, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-2
2006-06-25 Loss Japan Nobumitsu Sudo R.I.S.E. Flash to Crush Tournament '06 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:28 11-2
2006-05-17 Ex Japan Shingo Garyu J-Network "Go! Go! J-Net '06 ~Invading the Dragon" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 3:00
2006-02-09 Win Japan Hiroshi Sekimoto Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo Orthros Series 1st Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-1
2005-12-18 Win Japan Hiroshi Mizumachi R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '05 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning back kick) 2 1:33 10-1
2005-10-30 Win Japan Crazy884 R.I.S.E. XIX Ōta, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:03 9-1
2005-09-25 Win Japan Taiga Yamaguchi Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series 4th Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 8-1
2005-07-31 Win Japan Yuki R.I.S.E. XVII Ōta, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 0:34 7-1
2005-05-29 Win Japan Yuji Kitano R.I.S.E. XVI Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 6-1
2005-01-30 Win Japan Takayoshi Kitayama R.I.S.E. XII Minato, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 5-1
2004-11-28 Win Japan Taisho Future Fighter IKUSA -Sora- Gangstarz Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 3 0:42 4-1
2004-07-04 Win Australia Shannon Forrester R.I.S.E. The Low Of The Ring -Japan vs. World- Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 3-1
2004-04-29 Loss Japan Keiichi Samukawa R.I.S.E. VII Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 4(Ex.1) 3:00 2-1
2003-12-23 Win Japan Masaki Shimamura R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2-0
2003-09-28 Win Japan Tomoaki Suehiro R.I.S.E. Fourth Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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  1. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 to Air Live Tonight on Nicovideo". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 Live Results". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ^ "La Nuit du Kick-Boxing | Muaythaitv". muaythaitv.fr.
  4. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Keita, Tsukagoshi Complete Krush 67kg Tournament + 4 Fights Announced for 1/14 Card". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Krush 67kg Tournament Results: Kubo Wins Tournament in Disputed Decision, Alamos Upsets Takiya". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ^ Walsh, Dave. "Japanese Kickboxing Scene: April Preview". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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