Hideaki Yamazaki is a Japanese Shotokan kickboxer, currently competing in the super lightweight division of K-1.
23 Facts About Hideaki Yamazaki
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Hideaki Yamazaki was previously ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between April 2016 and May 2018.
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Hideaki Yamazaki was ranked in the featherweight top ten by LiverKick.
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Hideaki Yamazaki made his professional debut against Yuichiro Kono at J-NETWORK J-FIGHT 27.
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Hideaki Yamazaki went on to win six of his next seven fights, drawing st Shuhei Morikawa.
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Hideaki Yamazaki suffered his first professional loss to TaCa at Krush-EX 2011 vol.
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Hideaki Yamazaki rebounded by winning his next eight fights, including a trilogy with Taca.
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Hideaki Yamazaki knocked Kimura out after just 47 seconds, with an overhand right.
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In November 2014, Hideaki Yamazaki made his highly anticipated debut with K-1, fighting in the quarter finals of the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament.
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Hideaki Yamazaki lost a unanimous decision against the future champion Kaew Fairtex.
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Hideaki Yamazaki was then scheduled to fight Masaaki Noiri at Krush 57 in a non-title fight.
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Hideaki Yamazaki won the fight by technical knockout in the second round, after the referee was forced to wave the fight off following an undefended flurry of punches from Yamazaki.
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Hideaki Yamazaki was then booked to take part in the 2016 K-1 Japan Super Lightweight Grand Prix.
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Hideaki Yamazaki took part in the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Grand Prix as well.
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Hideaki Yamazaki next faced Gonnapar Weerasakreck at K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament on September 19,2016.
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Hideaki Yamazaki lost his next fight against Rukiya Anpo, after the fight went into an extra round, during which Anpo knocked Yamazaki out with a head kick.
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Hideaki Yamazaki won the fight by a first-round left hook knockout.
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Hideaki Yamazaki was booked to fight Fukashi Mizutani in a non-title bout at K-1: K'Festa 4 on March 21,2021.
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Hideaki Yamazaki beat Fukashi by knockout, 70 seconds into the fight.
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Hideaki Yamazaki made his first K-1 super lightweight title defense against Tetsuya Yamato at K-1: K'Festa 5 on April 3,2022.
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Hideaki Yamazaki lost his title by first round knockout when Yamato landed a left hook only 50 seconds into the bout.
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Hideaki Yamazaki faced the 2019 RISE Lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi at The Match 2022 on June 19,2022.
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Hideaki Yamazaki lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout, after suffering two knockdowns in the opening round.