Taisei Umei is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of RISE, where he is the former RISE featherweight champion.
16 Facts About Taisei Umei
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Taisei Umei snapped his three-fight losing streak at The Battle Of Muay Thai 19 on October 14,2018, as he stopped Kanta Suzuki in the second round.
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Taisei Umei faced Toranosuke at NJKF 2018 West 4th on December 16,2018, in his sixth and final fight of the year.
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Taisei Umei was booked to face Yuichi at NJKF 2019 West 1st on February 24,2019.
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Taisei Umei made his promotional debut with RISE against Ryoga Hirano at RISE 143 on November 14,2020, in what was his first fight after transferring to TEAM TEPPEN.
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Taisei Umei was booked to face Kensei Yamakawa at RISE 151 on July 28,2021.
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Taisei Umei won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, after the ringside physician advised the referee to stop the fight.
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Taisei Umei faced the sixth ranked RISE featherweight contender Shuto Miyazaki at Rise World Series 2021 Osaka 2 on November 14,2021.
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Taisei Umei won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Miyazaki with a head kick at the 2:07 minute mark of the opening round.
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The bout was a rematch of their November 14,2020, meeting which Taisei Umei won by unanimous decision.
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Taisei Umei was more successful in the rematch as well, as he won the fight by majority decision.
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Taisei Umei made his first title defense against the third ranked RISE featherweight contender Keisuke Monguchi at RISE 161 on August 28,2022.
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Taisei Umei left TEPPEN prior to the bout taking place, where he had trained since signing with RISE, and began training at Mouton gym.
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Taisei Umei faced Kaito Sakaguchi at RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event on February 23,2023.
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Taisei Umei faced Haruto Yasumoto at RISE 176 on February 23,2024.
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Taisei Umei faced Yuta Kunieda at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA on September 8,2024.