Hideaki Yamazaki

Hideaki Yamazaki is a Japanese Shotokan kickboxer and a veteran of the Japanese Krush organization, winning the -65 kg and -63 kg titles. He also won the Krush-63 kg WILDRUSH League in 2012.[1]

Hideaki Yamazaki
Born山崎 秀晃
(1987-02-05) February 5, 1987
Kyoto, Japan
Other namesGolden Fist
NationalityJapanese
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleShotokan Karate , Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamTeam Dragon / KREST
Rank  Black belt in Shotokan Karate
Years active2009 - present
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins33
By knockout18
Losses8
By knockout3
Draws1
Other information
Websitehttp://h-yamazaki.com/

As of February 2021, he is the #3 ranked featherweight according to Combat Press.[2] He was ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between April 2016[3] and May 2018.[4] He reentered the rankings in October 2020.[5] He was ranked in the featherweight top ten by LiverKick.com.[6]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Yamazaki made his professional debut against Yuichiro Kono at J-NETWORK J-FIGHT 27. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He went on to win six of his next seven fights, drawing once against Shuhei Morikawa. He suffered his first professional loss to TaCa at Krush-EX 2011 vol.2, losing by TKO in the third round.[7]

Yamazaki rebounded by winning his next eight fights, including a trilogy with Taca.[8] The winning streak ended when he was scheduled to fight Gagny Baradji at Krush 25, with Baradji knocking Yamazaki out with a right hook in the second round.[9]

Krush Lightweight title reign

His stellar streak earned him the chance to fight Thomas Adamandopoulos for the Krush Lightweight title at Krush 27. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] After defeating Ikki and Luke Turner, he was scheduled to fight Minoru Kimura in his first title defense. Yamazaki knoced Kimura out after just 47 seconds, with an overhand right.[11] After winning another non-tile bout against Mohamed Galaoui by TKO, he was scheduled to defend his title for the second time Mohamed Boulef. Yamazaki won the fight by a second round TKO.[12]

In November 2014, Hideaki Yamazaki made his highly anticipated debut on K-1 Japan Organization, Fighting in the quarter finals of the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, losing a unanimous decision against the future champion Kaew Fairtex.[13]

Returning to Krush, he was scheduled to fight Joan Manuel Lique Cañaveral in his third title defense. He defeated Cañaveral by unanimous decision.[14] He was then scheduled to fight Masaaki Noiri at Krush 57 in a non-title fight. The fight went into an extra round, after whichi Noiri won a decision. It was Yamazaki's first loss in Krush in nearly three years.[15]

Krush Super Lightweight title reign

Abandoning his Lightweight title, Yamazaki went up in weight to fight NOMAN for the Krush Super Lightweight title. He won the fight by TKO in the second round, after the referee was forced to wave the fight off.[16]

He then entered the 2016 K-1 Japan Super Lightweight Grand Prix. In the quarterfinal, Yamazaki beat Yasuomi Soda by an uppercut knockout in the second round. In the semifinal, he defeated Yuta Kubo by a third round TKO, after dropping him twice in the third round. In the tournament final, he fought a rematch with Masaaki Noiri, whom he defeated by majority decision.[17]

Entering the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Grand Prix. Despite winning a unanimous decision against Stanislav Reniţă, he lost a split decision to Ilias Bulaid in the semifinal.[18]

He lost his next fight against Gonnapar Weerasakreck by unanimous decision, before being given a chane to fight Kaew Fairtex for the K-1 Super Lightweight title. Kaew won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

K-1 title run

After his failed title shot, Yamazaki fought and beat Jun Nakazawa in June 2018, winning by unanimous decision.[20] He lost his next fight against Rukiya Anpo, after the fight went into an extra round, during which Anpo knoced Yamazaki out with a head kick.[21] After this loss, he went on a four fight winning streak, defeating Jin Hirayama[22] by decision and knocking out Ruku, Tsubasa Horii and Hikaru Terashima.[23][24][25]

During the 2020 K-1 World GP in Osaka, he fought Rukiya Anpo for the K-1 Super Lightweight title. He won the fight by a first round left hook knockout.[26]

Yamazaki is scheduled to fight Fukashi Mizutani in a non-title bout at K-1: K’Festa 4.[27]

Titles

Kickboxing

  • Krush
    • 2015 Krush -65 kg Champion
    • 2013 Krush -63 kg Champion (3 Title Def.)
  • Amateur
    • 2006 JAPAN GAME Tournament
    • 2006 1st Dragon Cup Tournament Winner -64kg

Karate

  • Amateur
    • 2006 8th Tsukishinkai Osaka Karate Tournament
    • 2008 102nd Shin Karate K-2 Exchange Lightweight Tournament
    • 2009 104th Shin Karate K-2 Exchange Lightweight Tournament
    • 2009 20th All Japan Shin Karate Lightweight Championship

Awards

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. "Fighter Profile: Hideaki Yamazaki". Krush Kickboxing. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2016". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "LiverKick Rankings Updated on 3/12/2018". liverkick.com. 12 March 2018.
  7. "Krush-EX 2011 vol.2". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. "Krush「Krush.25 ~TEAM DRAGON 10th Anniversary~」". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. "K1 武尊 コミュのKrush.25 ~TEAM DRAGON 10th Anniversary~出場決定". mixi.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. "2013年3月20日(水・祝)Krush.27". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. "Krush35  山崎秀晃 VS 木村ミノル". ameblo.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. "【Krush】"黄金の拳"山崎が4連続KO勝ちで防衛". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. "K-1 Japan 65kgs [sic] Tournament Results". Jay Jauncey. 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  14. "Krush.55 復帰戦の山崎が3度目の防衛 -55kgトーナメントは堀尾、戸邊、匠、結城が勝ち上がる". tokyoheadline.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. "【Krush】NOMAN初防衛戦で泰斗に苦闘". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. "【Krush】山崎秀晃、NOMANを2RKOで二階級制覇". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. "K-1 World GP 2016 65-Kilogram Japan Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. "K-1 World Grand Prix: 65-Kilogram World Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. "K-1 World GP 2017 Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. "【K-1】山崎秀晃が1年2カ月ぶりの復帰戦を白星で飾る". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. "【K-1】ダウン応酬の大激闘、安保瑠輝也が山崎秀晃にハイキックでTKO勝ち". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  22. "【K-1】山崎秀晃がハードパンチャー対決を制し復帰戦を飾る". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  23. "【K-1】ゴールデン・フィスト復活、山崎秀晃が瑠久を初回KO". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  24. "【Krush】ゴンナパーがV2達成でK-1王座挑戦アピール、山崎秀晃が豪快KO勝利で「Krush愛してます!」". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  25. "【K-1】山崎秀晃が豪腕で新鋭・寺島輝をねじ伏せKO勝利、新旧空手対決を制する(動画あり)". efight.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  26. "K-1 World GP 2020 Japan Results: Yamazaki Blasts Anpo, Claims Title". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  27. "K1山崎秀晃が不可思と対戦 ケイズフェスタ1日目". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  28. https://efight.jp/result_s-20200922_468962
  29. "K-1 Japan -65kg Japan Tournament Results". Dave Walsh. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  30. https://www.k-1.co.jp/news/29421/
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