Keiji Ozaki

Keiji Ozaki
Born	Ozaki Keiji (1980-04-24) April 24, 1980 Kanagawa, Japan
Native name	尾崎圭司
Other names	Tornado Star Taekwondo Dragon
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Lightweight Welterweight
Style	Taekwondo Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Team Dragon
Trainer	Kensaku Maeda
Rank	2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo
Years active	2003-present
Kickboxing record
Total	45
Wins	26
By knockout	8
Losses	18
By knockout	2
Draws	1
No contests	0
Other information
Occupation	Professional kickboxer Taekwondo instructor
University	Kanagawa University
Website	http://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

Youth

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Titles

• 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

Professional Kickboxing record

26 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 14 decisions), 18 Losses (2 (T)KO's, 16 decisions), 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2013-04-29 Seiji Takahashi AJKF: 2013 3rd Tokyo, Japan 2013-01-14 Loss Hiroya Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament First Round~ Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 26-18-1 2012-11-17 Loss Jessy Petit-Jean La Nuit Du Kick Boxing Liege, Belgium 26-17-1 For WKN World Lightweight Kickboxing Championship. 2012-10-21 Win Masanobu Goto Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 26-16-1 2012-06-26 Loss Taito Krush. 22 Tokyo, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 25-16-1 2012-07-19 Win Ding Ning Krush.19 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 25-15-1 2012-01-09 Win Hironori Hattori Krush.15 Tokyo, Japan KO 2 0:37 22-14-1 2011-10-22 Loss Roman Mailov W5 Grand Prix K.O. Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 21-14-1 2011-08-14 Loss Thomas Adamandopoulos Krush.11 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 21-13-1 Fight was for I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing title (-62.300 kg). 2010-12-12 Win Toshiki Taniyama Krush First Generation King Tournaments ~Round.1~ Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan KO (Taekwondo Back Kick then followed by punches) 3 21-12-1 2010-10-29 Win Hiroki Namai Krush EX "Road to the Championship" Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Backfist) 2 20-12-1 2010-07-05 Loss 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 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 Yoshi Good Loser "Krush x Survivor" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18-11-1 2009-11-22 Loss 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 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 Yan Xu The Challenger Macau, China Decision (Uunanimous) 3 3:00 17-9-1 2009-02-23 Loss 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 Su Hwan Lee AJKF "Krush! -Kickboxing Destruction-" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 4 (Ex.1) 3:00 17-7-1 2008-08-31 Win 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 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 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 Draw Wing-Heung Pak K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination Opening fight Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision draw) 3 3:00 16-4-1 2007-04-04 Loss 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 Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Semifinal Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-3 2007-02-05 Win Hiroki Shishido K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-2 2006-12-17 Win 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 Yuuki R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament '06 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:58 14-2 2006-12-17 Win 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 Kenji Kanai Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 Opening match Sumida, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-2 2006-06-25 Loss 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 Shingo Garyu J-Network "Go! Go! J-Net '06 ~Invading the Dragon" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 3:00 2006-02-09 Win Hiroshi Sekimoto Shoot Boxing 2006 Neo Orthros Series 1st Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-1 2005-12-18 Win 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 Crazy884 R.I.S.E. XIX Ōta, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:03 9-1 2005-09-25 Win Taiga Yamaguchi Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series 4th Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 8-1 2005-07-31 Win Yuuki R.I.S.E. XVII Ōta, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 0:34 7-1 2005-05-29 Win Yuji Kitano R.I.S.E. XVI Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 6-1 2005-01-30 Win Takayoshi Kitayama R.I.S.E. XII Minato, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 5-1 2004-11-28 Win Taisho Future Fighter IKUSA -Sora- Gangstarz Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 3 0:42 4-1 2004-07-04 Win 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 Keiichi Samukawa R.I.S.E. VII Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 4(Ex.1) 3:00 2-1 2003-12-23 Win Masaki Shimamura R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive Tournament Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2-0 2003-09-28 Win Tomoaki Suehiro R.I.S.E. Fourth Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1-0 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

External links

• "LiverKick". LiverKick. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
• "Fighter's Profiles". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-03-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Shu Hirata. "K-1 MAX - 02/05/2007: 'Kohiruimaki vs. Ologun in the First Round!'". Retrieved 2007-03-24.
• "Ian Schaffa vs Keiji Ozaki". 2007-02-27. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-03-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)