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75-626: A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion. He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion, as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner. At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa

150-432: A Nasukawa vs. Takeru fight, however, he said there wasn't enough time to promote the fight and promised to try to make it happen in 2016. On June 18, 2017, after Takeru knocked out Buvaisar Paskhaev, K-1 commentator, Masato , expressed his desire to see Takeru fight Nasukawa but the 2 other commentators ignored his comments. 2 days later, K-1's official YouTube channel uploaded the full fight video of Takeru and Paskhaev but

225-502: A World Series tournament at 58 kg. Aside from the tournament title, a prize of ¥10,000,000 would be awarded to the eventual winner, while the runner-up would earn a prize of ¥2,000,000. The tournament was expected to take place at three separate event, with Nasukawa being booked to face the World Kickboxing Network Oriental and Thai Boxing champion Federico Roma in the quarterfinals, which were held at

300-658: A cross-promotional event organized by the Japan-based REBELS and China-based Kunlun Fight . It took place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo on August 7, 2016. The bout was contested at a 55.5 kg catchweight. Nasukawa won the fight by knockout, 110 seconds into the opening round. Nasukawa made his first RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) Championship defense against the number one ranked RISE bantamweight contender Yuta Murakoshi . The fight headlined Rise 113, which took place at

375-706: A cut caused by Nasukawa's rolling thunder. Nasukawa advanced to the tournament finals, which were held on September 16, 2019, where he faced Shirō . He won the fight by unanimous decision. After capturing the World Series title, Nasukawa was named the September "Fighter of the Month" by eFight. Nasukawa faced the KNOCK OUT Super Bantamweight champion Rui Ebata at Rizin 20 - Saitama on December 31, 2019. He knocked Ebata down three times by

450-1416: A draw, while tournament draws result in a single one minute extra round. RISE events are broadcast by AbemaTV domestically in Japan, with full matches from these events later posted on their YouTube channel. RISE World Series events were previously streamed outside of Japan on FITE TV (now TrillerTV). Weight limit: 120 kg Weight limit: 90 kg Weight limit: 70 kg Weight limit: 67.5 kg Weight limit: 65 kg Weight limit: 65 kg 1. def. Takumi Sanekata at RISE 145 on January 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Katsuki Kitano at RISE 150 on June 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan Weight limit: 63 kg Weight limit: 60 kg Weight limit: 57.5 kg Weight limit: 57.5 kg Weight limit: 55 kg Weight limit: 55 kg Weight limit: 53 kg 2. def. Jin Mandokoro at RISE World Series 2024 Osaka on June 15, 2024 in Osaka, Japan Weight limit: 51.5 kg Weight limit: 48 kg Weight limit: 55 kg Weight limit: 52 kg Weight limit: 49 kg Weight limit: 46 kg 1. def. Arina Kobayashi at RISE 158 on May 29, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan Weight limit: 65 kg Ota City General Gymnasium Ota City General Gymnasium

525-553: A few hours later it was deleted and re-uploaded without Masato's comments. On August 29, 2017, Rizin executive Nobuhiko Takada said on Twitter, "Two of the biggest superstars of kickboxing, Takeru vs Tenshin Nasukawa should be made right now! If this super-fight will not happen due to the (sic) cold war, it is heinous crime! Let's make this! Make miracle!" A few hours later a K-1 broadcaster trolled Takada on Twitter. A few days later, Takada apologized and promised to never talk about

600-456: A fighter from another organization and deleted every tweet about Nasukawa vs Takeru. On December 31, 2017, Nasukawa won Rizin's Kickboxing 57 kg tournament. In an attempt to quash the cold war and influence K-1 and Rise to make the Takeru fight, Nasukawa made sure the show was being broadcast live so Rizin would not be able to cut any of his comments. Post-fight, in the ring, Nasukawa engaged

675-514: A friend and will not back down to a fight. Rizin FF president Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced at a press conference, held on December 24, 2021, that the Takeru fight would be held at a neutral venue some time in June, in collaboration with both K-1 and RISE . Both fighters would have to weigh in at 58 kg at the official weigh-ins and no more than 62 kg at a second weigh-in held on fight day. At

750-411: A kickboxing bout by technical knock out after Nasukawa dropped Nakamura three times. In the fight Nasukawa landed a counter spinning drop kick to Nakamura's face, breaking his nose. Tenshin amassed an amateur record of 99–5–3 by the age of 15 before he turned professional in kickboxing. Nasukawa made his highly anticipated professional kickboxing debut at the centennial RISE event on July 12, 2014. He

825-461: A left hook to the body and the second time with a flurry of punches to which the Greek fighter failed to respond. Nasukawa was shown a yellow card in the first round for throwing knee strikes while holding Kalistis' head with both hands. Nasukawa faced the reigning WBC Muay Thai International Super Bantamweight titlist Keisuke Miyamoto in a non-title bout at No Kick, No Life 2016 on March 12, 2016. It

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900-580: A left hook to the body. Nasukawa participated in the 2017 Rizin FF Flyweight (57 kg) tournament, which was held at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round on December 31, 2017. The other three participants of the one-day tournament were Yuta Hamamoto, Yamato Fujita and Mitsuhisa Sunabe , with Nasukawa being booked to face Hamamoto in the semifinals. He won the fight by a flying knee knockout, stopping Hamamoto with two seconds left in

975-401: A left knee to the body. Nasukawa faced the undefeated Portuguese kickboxer Frederico Cordeiro for the vacant ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) title. The title bout was scheduled as the main event of Rise 110, which took place on March 26, 2016, just two weeks after his previous fight. He was highly complimentary of Cordeiro during the pre-fight press conference, stating: "Of all

1050-439: A point deduction. If a fighter fails to make weight, they will be afforded a second opprotunity two hours after the initial weigh-in. Should they pass, they will be fined a percentage of their purse and will be given a point deduction. If they're above weight by 2 kilograms or more, they will be disqualified and the bout will be declared a no-contest. If they fail the second weigh-in, but aren't above 2 kilograms they will be given

1125-456: A second-round technical knockout. After notching back-to-back victories in Rizin, Nasukawa returned to RISE in order to face the three-weight Lumpinee Boxing Stadium champion Suakim PK Saenchaimuaythaigym in the semifinals of the World Series, which were held on July 21, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. The bout was stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor, due to

1200-516: A sold-out audience of 56,399 at the Tokyo Dome , Nasukawa won the long awaited fight by unanimous decision. Nasukawa knocked Takeru down with a left hook counter to his right straight in the very first round of the three-round affair, which proved the pivotal moment, as it edged the fight in his favor on all five of the judges' scorecards. The total scores were total scores of 29–28, 30–28, 30–28, 30–28 and 30–27. The event sold around 500,000 PPVs. At

1275-539: A two point deduction, will be fined a portion of their purse and may be forced to fight in 10 oz gloves in their opponent so chooses. The fighter must still be within 5% of the contracted weight, three hours before the event is supposed to take place. The KANARIMON events are contested across three rounds of two minutes. Alongside all the prohibitions present in RISE fights, knee strikes to the head are likewise prohibited. Single matches don't have an extension rounds in case of

1350-597: Is an abbreviation of " R eal I mpact S ports E ntertainment". Its main roster showcases ten male and three female weight classes. They also hold the KAMINARIMON events, which are exclusively open to amateur fighters. RISE held their inaugural event on February 23, 2003, at the Gold Jim South Tokyo Annex in Ōmori , Japan . They held their first "Dead or Alive" tournament on December 23, 2003, which would later become an annual event held at

1425-472: Is willing to make partnerships with every fighting organization so RISE began to work with Rizin as well. This deal made it more possible for a Nasukawa–Segawa matchup. November 8, 2015, Nasukawa had a knockout victory over French Muay Thai fighter Mike Alamos. After the match in the ring, Nasukawa announced that he wanted to fight in Rizin. On November 21, 2015, Takeru made his first defense of his K-1 55 kg world title against Charles Bongiovanni, he won

1500-444: The Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo on March 10, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Nasukawa knocked Roma down early in the third round with a left straight, which left a cut above his right eye. The ringside physician was called in to check on the cut, but he allowed the bout to go on. Soon after the action resumed, Nasukawa was able to floor his opponent with a cartwheel kick, which left him unable to rise from

1575-413: The competition law . Hiroya's lawyer told the media, that the way K-1's contract work makes you not fight for a year for your contract to expire. Every fight you make with the organization, extends your contract for another year from your last fight and the only way to get out of the contract is not get paid for a year. Hiroya cites this as the reason why Segawa could not fight Nasukawa as he knows Segawa as

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1650-415: The 2:06 minute mark of the first round, first time with a flurry of punches and knees and the second time with a left straight. The second knockdown left his opponent sprawled on the canvas and unable to rise, which forced the referee to wave the fight off. Following this victory, Nasukawa was named the eFight "Fighter of the Month" for the month of March. As Nasukawa took no damage in the fight, on March 30 it

1725-469: The 2:40 minute mark of the opening round to earn a first-round technical victory. Nasukawa faced the once-defeated Yuki Kasahara at Rise on Abema on July 12, 2020. The non-title bout was broadcast by Abema and was held in front of an empty arena, due to measures implemented to combat the COVID-19 pandemic . Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, knocking Kasahara down three times by

1800-517: The Italian national featherweight champion Tarik Totts (14–3–1) in a non-title bout in the main event of Rise 111 on May 29, 2016. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. He knocked Totts down once in the first round, with a left hook, and stopped him with a body kick at the 1:49 minute mark of the next round. Nasukawa was next booked to face Lin Bin in the co-main event of Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 ,

1875-487: The Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on September 25, 2016. The pair previously met on May 31, 2015, with Nasukawa beating Murakoshi and taking his bantamweight title by a second-round technical knockout. Nasukawa won the rematch by a majority decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 50–47 and 50–45 in his favor, while the third judge scored it as an even 50–50 draw. He was dissatisfied with his performance, saying in

1950-538: The Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba on June 17, 2018. The fight went was ruled a split decision draw after the first five rounds were contested, and accordingly went into an extra round, after which Nasukawa was awarded a unanimous decision victory. Tenshin's behavior during the fight was controversial, as he was able to call his own time-outs, stalled for time, as well as telling the referee to stop

2025-403: The Month". Nasukawa was booked to face the five-time defending IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng on the next KNOCK OUT event, Knock Out Vol. 1, which took place on February 12, 2017. In front of a capacity crowd of 3,200 people, Nasukawa won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. He slowly built into the fight, before knocking Amnat out with a left hook to the body in the final minute of

2100-660: The audience who they want him to fight next. They claim that it's an unfair business practice to involve another fighter's name from a different organization. And, they claim that many people has negative image about Takeru run away from Nasukawa, and they lost 6 sponsors. And, they file a damage suit 137,000,000 yen. But, 1 of 6 sponsors told Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Shincho "Our contract of K-1, we distribute Bento 3 times only. We can't understand why K-1 demands too expensive money". On March 16, 2018, Rise president Takashi Ito, former K-1 fighter Hiroya and his lawyer, accused K-1 Japan Group's exclusive contract, illegal based on

2175-421: The bout for groin shots which, in review, never occurred. The fight results were considered controversial by some. Analyst Jack Slack later wrote: "Tenshin Nasukawa was awarded the decision, keeping his undefeated record, but it was a hard sell and it came at the expense of the judges’ credibility." Similarly, K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii commented on his Twitter account: "I'm sorry for Tenshin's fans, but Rodtang

2250-399: The bout riding a nine-fight winning streak, although this was his first title defense. After a relatively even first round, Nasukawa was able to force a standing count with a combination of a left knee and a left hook. He quickly followed this up with a combination of punches which prompted the referee to step in and stop the fight. He became the youngest titlist in RISE history, having captured

2325-454: The canvas in time. Nasukawa then made two appearances under the Rizin banner. He was first booked to face Fritz Biagtan at Rizin 15 - Yokohama on April 29, 2019, whom he beat by a third-round technical knockout. Nasukawa next faced Martin Blanco at Rizin 16 - Kobe on June 2, 2019, for the vacant ISKA Featherweight (57 kg) World Championship. He captured his fifth professional title by

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2400-488: The canvas. Nasukawa faced the 20-fight veteran Makoto Kushima at Rise 102 on November 16, 2014, in his third fight with the promotion. He won the fight by unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his professional career. Two of the judges scored the bout 30–28 for Nasukawa, while the third judge scored the bout 30–27 in his favor. Nasukawa was expected to face the BigBang super bantamweight champion Taisuke Degai at

2475-527: The championship. The question is, who can stop him?". The one-day tournament took place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo on August 1, 2015. Nasukawa faced the DEEP KICK super bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki in the tournament quarterfinals. He knocked Suzuki down twice inside of the first two minutes of the opening round, with a counter left straight and a left hook, which resulted in an automatic technical knockout victory for him under

2550-429: The crowd by asking who they want him to fight next and the crowd screamed Takeru's name. In February 2018, M-1 Sports Media, which operates K-1, filed a lawsuit against Tenshin, his father Hiroyuki, Rise president Takashi Ito and Rizin president Sakakibara. According to the lawsuit, it all started three years ago when Nasukawa called out Takeru to fight. More recently during Rizin's New Year's Eve event when Nasukawa asked

2625-538: The end of each year. Before the bankruptcy of Fighting and Entertainment Group , winners of the "Dead or Alive" tournaments earned a berth in the K-1 MAX Japan tournaments. After successfully holding "Dead or Alive" tournaments at 70 kg for two consecutive years, by the end of 2005 they furthermore held tournaments at 60 kg, 80 kg and heavyweight as well. It 2008, RISE opted to stop deciding on champions through one-day tournaments, as they believed

2700-466: The fight by TKO. After the match, during the in-ring interview, Takeru announced his desire to fight in Rizin, 2 weeks after Nasukawa announced the same. When Takeru returned backstage, Nasukawa approached him and demanded the fight. The fight can happen in Rizin even with the Rise and K-1 cold war. During the press conference, Takeru mentioned that he did not recognize Nasukawa and could not understand what he

2775-423: The fight by a third-round technical knockout. The contest was stopped on the advice of the ringside physician, due to a cut above Visanlek's eye which was caused by a knee strike. Nasukawa faced the multiple-time World Kickboxing Network champion Ignacio Capllonch in the co-main event of Rise 121 on November 23, 2017. The bout was initially expected to be the second RISE Bantamweight title defense for Nasukawa, but

2850-483: The fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–48, 49–47 and 49–47. Nasukawa next faced Yusaku Nakamura at Rizin 10 - Fukuoka on May 6, 2018. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Nasukawa faced the two-time Rajadamnern Stadium "Fight of the Year" winner Rodtang Jitmuangnon for the inaugural RISE Featherweight (57.5 kg) World Championship . The title bout headlined Rise 125, which took place at

2925-415: The fight by unanimous decision. Nasukawa faced Taiki Naito at RISE 129 on November 17, 2018. The two previously fought three years prior, on August 1, 2015, with Nasukawa winning their first meeting by a first-round technical knockout. He won the rematch in the same manner, knocking Naito down three times before two minutes of the bout had elapsed. On January 22, 2019, RISE announced they would be holding

3000-481: The fight happen. Nasukawa's trainer and RISE president, Takashi Ito, told combat sports magazine Fight & Life, that he will agree to let Nasukawa fight in a K-1 event but he's not willing to give up Nasukawa to an exclusive contract with K-1. In 2015, K-1 officially made a partnership with the new MMA promotion, Rizin Fighting Federation . Rizin president, Nobuyuki Sakakibara , announced that Rizin

3075-429: The finals of the 2019 RISE World Series Featherweight tournament. Shiro had earned the right to fight Nasukawa once again by winning the 2020 RISE Dead or Alive tournament, during which he beat Seiki Ueyama and the RISE bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki . Nasukawa won the rematch by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–28 in his favor. During the post-fight interview, Nasukawa announced that he

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3150-509: The first round, and three times in the second fight before the referee was forced to stop the bout. Nasuawa was booked to face the WBC Muay Thai World champion Kumandoi Petcharoenvit , in his fourth and final fight of the year, at Rizin 26 – Saitama on December 31, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Nasukawa faced Shiro at RISE Eldorado 2021 on February 28, 2021, who he had previously beaten by unanimous decision in

3225-442: The first round. After the fight, he announced his desire to fight in Rizin's New Year's Eve event 2 days later. Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara granted his wish and he won the fight against Dylan Kawika Oligo by guillotine choke in the second round. RISE (kickboxing)#Bantamweight championship Extreme Fight Game RISE , known simply as RISE , is a Japanese kickboxing promotion company based in Tokyo . Their name

3300-552: The inaugural BLADE event on December 29, 2014. Degai withdrew from the bout on November 29, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Kim Jin Min. Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 100 seconds to stop Min with a well place knee strike to the body. Nasukawa, at the time the #4 ranked RISE bantamweight contender, was booked to face the former Shootboxing Japan super bantamweight champion Masahiro Fujimoto at Rise 104 on March 21, 2015. He knocked Fujimoto twice by

3375-414: The main event of RISE 117 on May 20, 2017. Nasukawa defeated Sheehan by a body shot knockout in the first round, after just 72 seconds. After the fight, K-1 World MAX veteran Kizaemon Saiga entered the ring and asked for a fight with Nasukawa, either under kickboxing or mixed martial arts rules. Nasukawa faced Kizaemon Saiga on the undercard of Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Part 1 on July 30, 2017, in what

3450-517: The midway point of the round. Nasukawa faced the K-1 veteran Kouzi at Rizin 24 – Saitama , which took place at the Saitama Super Arena on September 27, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Nasuawa next faced the RISE veteran Yuki , in what was Yuki's retirement fight, at RISE DEAD OR ALIVE 2020 Osaka on November 1, 2020. Nasukawa dominated the fight, knocking Yuki down once in

3525-410: The opponents I've had so far, he's one of the strongest". Nasukawa captured his third professional title by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 49–45 in his favor, while the third judge awarded him a 48–46 scorecard. The contest was briefly stopped in the fourth round, due to an inadvertent clash of heads, which made it difficult for Nasukawa to see out of his right eye. Nasukawa faced

3600-439: The outer perimeter of the ring and landing as his opponents try to move in to land strikes. He is well known for his tendency to mix in acrobatic techniques like spinning kicks, rolling kicks, and jumping knees with high precision and success. "I don't even want to imagine what kind of fighter he will turn out to be in five years," one of Nasukawa's opponents, MMA fighter Yusaku Nakamura said in praise. Nasukawa defeated Nakamura in

3675-494: The penultimate round. Viewers voted Nasukawa the "Best Fighter" of the event, while the fight was voted the "Best Bout" of the event. Following this loss, Amnat announced his retirement from all professional competition. Nasukawa made his first ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) World Championship defense against the ISKA Muay Thai European Bantamweight titleholder Ryan Sheehan in

3750-484: The post-fight interview: "I fought a fight that wasn't worth this belt... I was too cautious and my opponent didn't come forward like I expected". On September 15, 2016, it was revealed that Nasukawa would fight at the inaugural KNOCK OUT event, which was expected to take place on December 5, 2016. On November 4, it was announced that he would face the two-weight Lumpinee Stadium and two-weight Channel 7 Stadium champion Wanchalong PK.Saenchai . Aside from Murakoshi, it

3825-452: The post-fight press conference, Nasukawa confirmed his retirement from the sport of kickboxing and his transition to boxing . After his Muay Thai debut on December 5, 2016, Japanese MMA promotion Rizin Fighting Federation offered to make his MMA debut on their December 29 event. Nasukawa accepted the short notice offer, and began to train MMA for the first time. He won his first fight by TKO in

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3900-408: The promotion. The fight took place at RISE ELDORADO 2022 on April 2, 2022. As Kazane likewise trained at TEAM TEPPEN, Nasukawa chose the leave the gym prior to the fight. He prepared for the fight at Team Target, while Kazane was trained by Nasukawa's father and former head trainer Hiroyuki Nasukawa. Nasukawa won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 30–29 for Nasukawa, while

3975-485: The result of the matches may be affected by a combination of favorable match-ups and luck. They instead began deciding on champions through single five-round bouts. The first three championships were at 60 kg, 70 kg and at heavyweight. Rankings weren't established at the time. Beginning with R.I.S.E. 46 ~ THE KING OF GLADIATORS '08 ~, RISE began to use Arabic numerals in event names. Up to that point, event names used Roman numerals. The first women's championship

4050-446: The second round. Advancing to the finals, Nasukawa faced Yamato Fujita. He needed just 97 seconds to knock Fujita down thrice, which resulted in a technical knockout victory for him under the Rizin kickboxing rules. Nasukawa fought in two non-title bouts, before his next RISE title bout. He first faced the three-weight Lumpinee Boxing Stadium champion Suakim Sit Sor Thor Taew at Knock Out First Impact on February 12, 2018. Nasukawa won

4125-530: The third judge scored the fight an even 29–29. Nasukawa has been calling out Three-division K-1 champion Takeru Segawa since June 8, 2015. But due to contractual obligations, both fighters were not able to meet in the ring. At that time, K-1 and Rise were in a "Kickboxing Cold War" since 2010. On August 5, 2015, Takeru told the media that he was interested in fighting Nasukawa if K-1 can organize it. K-1 Japan group producer, Mitsuru Miyata, demanded that Nasukawa sign an exclusive contract with K-1 to be able to make

4200-440: The time of the fight's scheduling, Takeru and Nasukawa were considered as the two best kickboxer in the world, after Superbon Banchamek . The official date and venue were announced at a second press conference, held on April 1, 2022. It took place on June 19, 2022, at the Tokyo Dome , marking the return of a kickboxing headlined event to the venue for the first time since 2006. The rules for the bout were announced six days later: it

4275-453: The title at the age of 16 years and 10 months. This victory earned him the eFight "Fighter of the Month" award for May. On June 9, a week after he had captured the RISE title, it was announced that Nasukawa would be one of eight participants in the BLADE 2 super bantamweight tournament. Event promoter Genki Yamaguchi saw him as the favorite to win, stating: "Nasukawa is the perfect candidate for

4350-433: The tournament rules. Nasukawa faced Yukinori Ogasawara in the penultimate bout of the contest. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, flooring Ogasawara with a left hook. Nasukawa advanced to the finals, where he faced the incumbent Shootboxing Japan 55 kg champion Taiki Naito . He knocked Naito down thrice by the 1:41 minute mark of the first round, which resulted in a technical knockout victory for him. Aside from

4425-485: The tournament title, Nasukawa was awarded a ¥3,000,000 yen cash prize as well. He was awarded the eFight August "Fighter of the Month", his third such award of the year. On September 9, 2015, it was announced that Nasukawa would fight at Rise 108 on November 8, 2015. His opponent was revealed nine days later. Nasukawa was expected to fight a non-title bout with the former WBC Muaythai World Featherweight champion Hakim Hamech . Hamech later withdrew for undisclosed reasons and

4500-416: Was Nasukawa's kickboxing debut with Rizin. The fight was scheduled as a mixed rules bout: first round was five minutes of kickboxing, and the second round was slated to be a five-minute round under mixed martial arts rules. In front of an audience of 17,730, Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the veteran with a left cross. At a press conference held by KNOCK OUT on June 20, 2022, it

4575-400: Was announced that Nasukawa would appear at their next event, against an opponent which would be announced at a later date. His opponent, the former Lumpinee Stadium flyweight and bantamweight champion Visanlek Meibukai, was announced a month later. The fight was scheduled as the main event of Knock Out Vol. 4, which took place at the Ota City General Gymnasium on August 20, 2017. Nasukawa won

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4650-399: Was announced that Nasukawa would face every RISE KAMINARIMON amateur champion in exhibition bouts on April 5. After making quick work of Fujimoto, and amassing a 6–0 professional record, Nasukawa was given the chance to challenge the reigning RISE Bantamweight champion Yuta Murakoshi . The fight was scheduled as the main event of Rise 105, which took place on May 31, 2015. Murakoshi entered

4725-416: Was booked to face Tomo Arimatsu. Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 58 seconds to stop Arimatsu with a head kick. Nasukawa next faced Aleksandro Hideo at Rise 101 on September 28, 2014. He first knocked Hideo down with a left body kick in the second minute of the opening round, which he followed by a second knockdown with a step-in left knee which left his opponent unable to rise from

4800-422: Was changed to a catchweight non-title bout, after Capllonch missed weight. Capllonch weighed-in at 55.8 kg, which was 0.8 kg over the championship limit. He was deducted a point before the start of the contest and had to wear the larger 10 oz gloves, instead of the usual 8 oz gloves. Nasukawa won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. He knocked his opponent twice before the stoppage, both times with

4875-648: Was established on November 23, 2011, when Rena Kubota was crowned the RISE Queen after defeating Erika Kamimura . On January 5, 2022, RISE announced a partnership with Glory , which would allow cross-promotion and mutual exchange of fighters under contract. On February 10, 2023, the reached the same agreement with K-1 . On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings. The original RISE rules allowed strikes with fists and elbows, but prohibited knee strikes. Passivity from fighters

4950-467: Was in sixth grade. I was winning competitions at a national level," he told Bleacher Report . "I wanted to participate on that big stage. There was no specific individual that inspired me. I was attracted to the stage." Nasukawa's kickboxing style is influenced by Boxing, Muay Thai and his Kyokushin Karate background. Nasukawa fights out of the southpaw stance, and is primarily a counter puncher, staying on

5025-501: Was in the final year of his contract with RISE (which was set to expire 2022) and planned to fight twice more under their banner. Nasukawa faced the RISE Bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki at RISE World Series 2021 on September 23, 2021, in his penultimate bout with RISE. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Nasukawa faced the 2021 RISE World Series -53 kg tournament winner Kazane Nagai in his final fight with

5100-503: Was penalized by half point deductions. From May 16, 2010, RISE adopted K-1 rules which allowed for a single knee strike, but prohibited elbow strikes. The bouts are contested across three rounds lasting three minutes. Two additional extra rounds can be fought. The fighters wear shorts or tight kick pants, while women must additionally wear a top. All fighters must have a mouth guard . Elbow strikes, excessive petroleum jelly usage, eye pokes, throws, and unsporting behavior may all results in

5175-653: Was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. It is said that he initially started learning Kyokushin Karate at age five as his father who worried about his timidity forced him to enter a karate dojo. He won the Kaminarimon championship in Kyokushin Junior World Championship when he was a fifth grader in elementary school. After that, he became more drawn to kickboxing and began to train it. "I practiced karate until I

5250-481: Was replaced by Mike Alamos (26–6). Nasukawa won the fight by a first-round knockout. He first knocked Alamos down with a left straight, before stopping him with a left knee to the body, which left his opponent unable to beat the eight-count. Nasukawa faced Manolis Kalistis in the co-main event of Rise 109 on January 31, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 30–26 and one scorecard of 30–25. Nasukawa knocked Kalistis down twice: first time with

5325-432: Was saying due to the crowd noise and thought he was just a fan. Takeru confirmed that he is willing to accept the fight if offered. After this event, Nasukawa tweeted that Takeru agreed to fight him on New Year's Eve. On December 8, 2015, Rizin announced a fight between Takeru and Chinese fighter, Yang Ming, for their New Year's Eve event. At the press conference, Rizin president, Sakakibara, acknowledged requests to make

5400-408: Was the first time that he was scheduled to fight in a five round bout, with all his previous bouts being three minute three round bouts. Miyamoto was originally expected to participate in the 2015 Blade Japan Cup, which Nasukawa eventually won, but withdrew with a fist injury. Nasukawa won the fight by a second-round knockout. He first staggered Miyamoto with a left straight, before knocking him out with

5475-462: Was the highest profile fight of his career up to that point. A day later, Nasukawa transferred from TARGET gym to the newly opened TEAM TEPPEN, which was founded by his father and head trainer Hiroyuki Nasukawa. On fight night, Nasukawa won by a first-round knockout, needing just 38 seconds to floor Wanchalong with a spinning back-fist. Combat Press later named it their 2016 "Knockout of the Year", while eFight named Nasukawa their December 2016 "Fighter of

5550-454: Was the winner". Not all media outlets agreed with such statements; for example, eFight named Nasukawa their June "Fighter of the Month" following this victory. It was announced on August 24, 2018, that Nasukawa would face the Rizin FF bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi under Kickboxing rules at Rizin FF 13 . The bout took place at the Saitama Super Arena on September 30, 2018. He won

5625-474: Was to be contested across three three-minute rounds, under the RISE ruleset, with one additional round in case of a draw. he entire event was broadcast by Abema TV as a pay per view . It was initially expected that the two-hour portion containing the main event would also be broadcast by Fuji TV , who later backed out after allegations surfaced connecting RIZIN president Sakakibara with the yakuza . In front of

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