Taisei Umei

Taisei Umei
Born梅井泰成
(1998-04-27) April 27, 1998 (age 26)
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
NicknameGluttonous Demon
NationalityJapanese
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57.5 kg (127 lb; 9.05 st)
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofChiba, Japan
TeamNoguchi Gym (2017-2019)
Teppen Gym (2020-2022)
Mouton (2022-present)
Years active2017-present
Kickboxing record
Total26
Wins14
By knockout3
Losses11
By knockout1
No contests1

Taisei Umei (Japanese: 梅井泰成, Umei Taisei, born April 27, 1998) is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of RISE, where he is the former RISE featherweight champion.

Kickboxing career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

Umei faced Kuro Dash at DEEP☆KICK 35 on April 1, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–28 in his favor.[1] Umei next faced HΛL at NJKF 2018 west 3rd on May 27, 2018. He lost the fight by majority decision. After suffering his second professional loss, Umei was booked to face Masaki Takeuchi at The Battle Of Muay Thai 18 on July 1, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding Takeuchi a 30–29 scorecard.[2] Umei's losing streak extended to three straight fights after suffering a first-round knockout loss, the first stoppage loss of his career, to Yosuke at DEEP☆KICK 37 on September 23, 2018.[3]

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. It was the first stoppage victory of his professional career.[4] Umei faced Toranosuke at NJKF 2018 West 4th on December 16, 2018, in his sixth and final fight of the year. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–27 and 30–28.[5]

Umei was booked to face Yuichi at NJKF 2019 West 1st on February 24, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 30–29.[6] Umei next faced Seung Hyun Lee at DEEP☆KICK 39 on April 7, 2019.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision. After winning four fights in a row, Umei would go on to lose his next three fights. He first lost a decision to Thongsiam Kiatsongrit at DUEL 18 on May 19, 2019,[8] after which he lost by decision to Rikiya at DEEP☆KICK 40, with his third loss being a unanimous decision loss to Seiki Ueyama at Rizin 19 - Osaka on October 12, 2019.[9]

RISE

[edit]

Early RISE career

[edit]

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.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor.[11]

Umei, at the time the #8 ranked RISE featherweight contender, was scheduled to face Naoki Yamada at RISE 147 on March 28, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–28 and 30–28.[12]

Umei was booked to face Kensei Yamakawa at RISE 151 on July 28, 2021.[13] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, after the ringside physician advised the referee to stop the fight. It was his first stoppage victory since October 14, 2018.[14]

Umei faced the sixth ranked RISE featherweight contender Shuto Miyazaki at Rise World Series 2021 Osaka 2 on November 14, 2021. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Miyazaki with a head kick at the 2:07 minute mark of the opening round.[15]

RISE featherweight champion

[edit]

His undefeated record with RISE earned Umei the opportunity to fight Ryoga Hirano for the vacant RISE Featherweight Championship at RISE 156 on March 27, 2022. The bout was a rematch of their November 14, 2020, meeting which Umei won by unanimous decision.[16] Umei was more successful in the rematch as well, as he won the fight by majority decision. Two judges scored the fight 48–47 and 49–48 for him, while the third judge scored the fight an even 49–49 draw.[17]

Umei made his first title defense against the third ranked RISE featherweight contender Keisuke Monguchi at RISE 161 on August 28, 2022. Umei left TEPPEN prior to the bout taking place, where he had trained since signing with RISE,[18] and began training at Mouton gym.[19] Umei lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 50–46 for his opponent, while the third judge scored all five rounds for Monguchi.[20]

Later featherweight career

[edit]

Umei faced Kaito Sakaguchi at RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event on February 23, 2023.[21] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 29–29.[22]

Umei faced Haruto Yasumoto at RISE 176 on February 23, 2024.[23] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–29 and 29–29.[24]

Umei faced Kakeru at RISE 179 on June 30, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Umei faced Yuta Kunieda at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA on September 8, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

[edit]

Fight record

[edit]
Kickboxing record
14 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-09-08 Loss Japan Yuta Kunieda RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-06-30 Win Japan Kakeru RISE 179 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-02-23 Loss Japan Haruto Yasumoto RISE 176 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2023-10-29 NC Thailand Warm Onelink RISE 172 Tokyo, Japan No Contest (low blow) 1
2023-02-23 Loss Japan Kaito Sakaguchi RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2022-08-28 Loss Japan Keisuke Monguchi RISE 161 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses the RISE Featherweight Championship.
2022-03-27 Win Japan Ryoga Hirano RISE 156 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
Won the vacant RISE Featherweight Championship.
2021-11-14 Win Japan Shuto Miyazaki Rise World Series 2021 Osaka 2 Osaka, Japan KO (Left high kick) 1 2:07
2021-07-28 Win Japan Kensei Yamakawa RISE 151 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 0:07
2021-03-28 Win Japan Naoki Yamada RISE 147 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-11-14 Win Japan Ryoga Hirano RISE 143 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-12 Loss Japan Seiki Ueyama Rizin 19 - Osaka Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-09-15 Loss Japan Rikiya DEEP☆KICK 40 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-05-19 Loss Thailand Thongsiam Kiatsongrit DUEL 18 Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-04-07 Win South Korea Seung Hyun Lee DEEP☆KICK 39 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-24 Win Japan Yuichi NJKF 2019 West 1st Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-12-16 Win Japan Toranosuke NJKF 2018 West 4th Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-10-14 Win Japan Kanta Suzuki The Battle Of Muay Thai 19 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 1:02
2018-09-23 Loss Japan Yosuke DEEP☆KICK 37 Osaka, Japan KO (Right straight) 1 3:00
2018-07-01 Loss Japan Masaki Takeuchi The Battle Of Muay Thai 18 Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-05-27 Loss Japan HΛL NJKF 2018 west 3rd Osaka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-04-01 Win Japan Kuro Dash DEEP☆KICK 35 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-02-25 Loss Japan Rikiya Hoost Cup Kings Kyoto 4 Kyoto, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-01-14 Win Japan Takeshi Oda NJKF 2018 West 1st Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-12-17 Win Japan Fumiya DEEP☆KICK 34 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-07 Win Thailand Faahsang MUAYTHAI HIGHSPEED Osaka, Japan Tech. Decision (Unainmous) 3 0:20
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "【DEEP☆KICK】谷岡祐樹が王座決定戦で涙の戴冠". efight.jp. April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "BOM18 - The Battle Of Muay Thai 18 -". bom.tokyo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "『DEEP☆KICK37』は年度最終戦に相応しく一介の地方大会とは思えないほど充実したイベントになった！". miruhon.net. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "BOM 10.14 新宿フェイス：栄基、ルンラウィーに1R KO勝ち。野津良太、北井智大に判定勝ち". boutreview.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ "NJKF 12.16 大阪 阿倍野区民センター：中野椋太、2ダウン奪う判定勝ちでNJKFウェルター級王座獲得". boutreview.com. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "NJKF WEST". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ "【DEEP☆KICK】メインは王者・谷岡祐樹vs挑戦者・中村寛の-60kg王座戦。イ・スンヒョンvs梅井泰成、内藤三兄弟の三男・啓人vs野田兄弟の弟・蒼、エミNFC vs Ayakaも＝4.7「DEEP☆KICK39」大阪". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "NJKF 5.19 レンブラントホテル厚木：匡志YAMATO＆真吾YAMATO、ISKAメキシコ王者に勝利". boutreview.com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "RIZIN 10.12 エディオンアリーナ大阪：朝倉海、佐々木憂流迦を秒殺し大晦日の堀口恭司との再戦決定。ハム・ソヒ、山本美憂を粉砕し浜崎朱加の王座挑戦。ライト級GPは海外勢がベスト4に". boutreview.com. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. ^ "【RISE】フェザー級3試合の勝者から次期挑戦者決定戦の出場者を選出、サバイバルマッチに". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ^ "【RISE】王者対決は大崎一貴が制して名古屋大会の開催を直訴、実方拓海がタップロン破り次期挑戦者に、北井智大が執念の逆転勝利". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ^ "【RISE】宮﨑小雪が紅絹に判定勝利で新王者に！ AKARIが大倉下し優勝、寺山日葵への挑戦権獲得". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. ^ "【RISE】山川賢誠「クリンチが多い」vs梅井泰成「幸が薄そう」、瑠夏「バチバチに盛り上がる試合」vs奥平将太「今回は早めに倒したい」". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ^ "【RISE】工藤政英が竹内将生を3度倒し逆転KOで初防衛に成功、"那須川天心のライバル"南原健太がKOデビュー発進". efight.jp. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  15. ^ "【RISE】"天心同門"の梅井泰成、華麗な左ハイキックで初回KO勝利". efight.jp. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  16. ^ "【RISE】フェザー級王者決定戦に平野凌我vs梅井泰成、ウェルター級王座決定T準決勝は中野椋太vs中島将志=3.27". efight.jp. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  17. ^ "梅井泰成が平野凌我を破りフェザー級王座獲得。そしてMMA挑戦を表明【RISE156】". tokyoheadline.com. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  18. ^ "【RISE】梅井泰成が門口佳佑を挑戦者に迎えて初防衛戦、初代RISEフライ級王座決定トーナメント準決勝の田丸辰vs.空龍が仕切り直しの再戦". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ^ "【RISE】初防衛戦に挑む梅井泰成、今年は"キックで日本一"目指す！MMA戦は「早くて来年」". efight.jp. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  20. ^ "門口佳佑が2度のダウンを奪い判定勝ちでフェザー級王座獲得。返す刀でトーナメント開催をアピール【RISE161】". tokyoheadline.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  21. ^ "【RISE】SBからの刺客・魁斗を迎え撃つ梅井泰成「神の左足を炸裂させる」、初の国際戦に挑む数島大陸も「久しぶりに神の左を炸裂させようと思う」". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  22. ^ "シュートボクサー魁斗が前王者・梅井泰成を破り王座挑戦アピール、数島大陸が予告通り"神の左"でKO勝ち". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  23. ^ "【RISE】安本晴翔と梅井泰成のフェザー級上位対決が決定、両者"ハイレベルな攻防"を約束=2.23". eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信！ (in Japanese). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  24. ^ "【RISE】数島大陸、"神の左"不発もムエタイ強豪撃破！安本晴翔は梅井泰成に判定勝ち". eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信！ (in Japanese). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  25. ^ "前王者・梅井泰成が約2年3カ月ぶりの勝利。「もう1回、門口チャンピオンに挑戦できるところまで駆け上がる」と宣言【RISE179】（TOKYO HEADLINE WEB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  26. ^ "【RISE】元K-1の國枝悠太が梅井泰成を倒してOFGマッチをアピール（ゴング格闘技）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taisei_Umei&oldid=1253841507"