Keisuke Monguchi (門口佳佑, born 25 May 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of RISE, where he is the former RISE featherweight champion.

Keisuke Monguchi
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Suita, Japan
Native name門口佳佑
Other namesFrenzy Destroyer
NationalityJapanese
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57.5 kg (127 lb; 9 st 1 lb)
DivisionSuper Flyweight
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofToyokawa, Aichi, Japan
TeamStriking Gym Ares
Years active2018 - present
Kickboxing record
Total20
Wins15
By knockout3
Losses4
By knockout0
Draws1

As of August 2021, he is the #10 ranked Super Flyweight in the world, according to Combat Press.[1]

Kickboxing career

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RISE

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Monguchi made his professional debut against Masaaki Ono on July 16, 2018. He won the fight by a third-round right hook knockout.[2]

Monguchi was scheduled to make his second professional appearance against Kojiro Flysky Gym at RISE 127 on September 16, 2018. The fight was ruled a majority draw.[3]

Monguchi was scheduled to face Hyuma Hitachi at RISE 128 on November 2, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[4]

Monguchi fought another Target Shibuya gym representative, YA-MAN, at RISE 130 on February 3, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 29–28 and 29–27.[5]

Monguchi made his first appearance at a RISE EVOL event, being scheduled to face Teppei Tsuda at RISE EVOL.3 on April 26, 2019. It was the first RISE ranked opponent that Monguchi faced in his career. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–26, 30–26 and 30–27.[6]

Monguchi was scheduled to face the 2018 RISE Rookies Cup winner Naoki Yamada at RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA on July 21, 2019. He won the fight by split decision.[7]

Monguchi faced Ryuji Horio at RISE 135 on November 4, 2019.[8] He won the fight by a convincing unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him every single round of the bout.[9]

Monguchi was scheduled to face Kensei Yamakawa at RISE 137 on February 23, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, winning all three rounds on all three of the judges' scorecards.[10]

Monguchi faced Taiki Sawatani at RISE 143 on November 14, 2020.[11] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 30–28 and 30–28.[12]

Monguchi suffered the first loss of his professional career at the hands of Masaki Takeuchi at RISE 145 on January 30, 2021.[13] Takeuchi won the fight by unanimous decision, with one scorecard of 30–29 in his favor, and two scorecards of 30–28 in his favor.[14]

Monguchi was scheduled to fight Ryoga Hirano at Rise on Abema 2 on May 16, 2021.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–28 and 30–28.[16]

Monguchi was scheduled to face Kaito at Rise World Series 2021 on July 18, 2021. Kaito utilized his longer reach to win the closely contested bout by split decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 29–30.[17]

Monguchi was booked to face Yoshinobu Ozaki at RISE 155 on February 23, 2022.[18] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, after successfully knocking Ozaki down three times by the 1:51 minute mark of the opening round.[19]

RISE Featherweight champion

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Monguchi challenged the reigning RISE featherweight champion Taisei Umei at RISE 161 on August 28, 2022.[20] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 50–46 for him, while the third judge scored all five rounds of the bout in his favor.[21]

Monguchi faced Kotaro Yamada in a Shootboxing rules bout at RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS on December 25, 2022.[22] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 29–26 and one scorecard of 29–25. Monguchi twice knocked his opponent down in the third round, the first time with a flying knee and the second time with a right hook. Yamada scored a shoot point in the second round with a hip throw.[23]

Monguchi faced the former Krush Featherweight champion Takahito Niimi at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26, 2023.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 30–28 in his favor, while the third judge awarded him a narrower 30–29 scorecard.[25]

Monguchi faced the former two-weight Shootboxing champion Kyo Kawakami in a non-title bout at RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round on July 2, 2023.[26] He won the fight by majority decision, with two scorecards of 30–28 and 30–29 and one even 29–29 scorecard.[27]

Monguchi made his maiden RISE Featherweight title defense against Kaito Sakaguchi at RISE 172 on October 29, 2023.[28] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–47, 49–47 and 49–47.[29]

Monguchi faced the K-1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024.[30] He lost the fight by split decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[31]

Monguchi made his second RISE Featherweight Championship defense against Haruto Yasumoto at RISE 182 on October 20, 2024.[32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Titles and accomplishments

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Kickboxing

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Karate

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  • World Karate Organization
    • 2006 WKO Shinkyokunshinkai All Shikoku 5th Grade Championship Third Place[34]
    • 2015 WKO Shinkyokyushinkai All Kanto Weight Championship Lightweight Runner-up[35]
    • 2017 WKO Shinkyokyushinkai All Kanto Weight Championship Lightweight Runner-up[36]

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
15 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 4 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-21   Auto Nor.Naksin GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix Chiba, Japan
2024-10-20 Loss   Haruto Yasumoto RISE 182 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses the RISE Featherweight Championship.
2024-03-20 Loss   Taito Gunji K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2023-10-29 Win   Kaito RISE 172 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the RISE Featherweight Championship.
2023-07-02 Win   Kyo Kawakami RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round Osaka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2023-03-26 Win   Takahito Niimi RISE ELDORADO 2023 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-12-25 Win   Kotaro Yamada RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS 2022 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-08-28 Win   Taisei Umei RISE 161 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the RISE Featherweight Championship.
2022-02-23 Win   Yoshinobu Ozaki RISE 155 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 1 1:51
2021-07-18 Loss   Kaito Rise World Series 2021 Osaka, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2021-05-16 Win   Ryoga Hirano Rise on Abema 2 Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-01-30 Loss   Masaki Takeuchi RISE 145 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-11-14 Win   Taiki Sawatani RISE 143 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-02-23 Win   Kensei Yamakawa RISE 137 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-11-04 Win   Ryuji Horio RISE 135 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-07-21 Win   Naoki Yamada RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA Osaka, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2019-04-26 Win   Teppei Tsuda RISE EVOL.3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-03 Win   YA-MAN RISE 130 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-11-02 Win   Hyuma Hitachi RISE 128 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 1:53
2018-09-16 Draw   Kojiro Flysky Gym RISE 127 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-07-16 Win   Masaaki Ono RISE 126 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 3 0:48
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Exhibition kickboxing record

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1 fight wins 1 loss
By decision 0 1
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Notes
2018-05-26 Loss   Tenshin Nasukawa ABEMA TV "VS Tenshin Nasukawa" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00

See also

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