Tetsuya Yamato
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is a Japanese lightweight
kickboxer and paintworker
. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight
in 2010.
and became a painter to coat buildings with coloured acrylic resin.
On July 31, 2005, he made his debut as a professional kickboxer in the R.I.S.E. organization, and he knocked out Eiji Ogawa in the 1st round with left low kick. After this bout he became a member of NJKF and started fighting under the NJKF banner. His second fight was on September 24 against Takuya Minekawa, in which he won by TKO.
On January 15, 2006, Yamato was chosen and awarded the 2005 Rookie Award by NJKF .
On January 25, 2009, Yamato was chosen and awarded 2008 MVP by NJKF, and also awarded GBR award because he won the NJKF title and he had 3 bouts on NJKF and he won 3 times with 2 knock outs in 2008.
In the middle of 2009, he was offered to participate "WBC Muaythai Rule Japanese unified Championship Decision Tournament" at lightweight
as NJKF, MAJKF and JPMC announced that they are going to establish the unified championships sanctioned by WBC Muaythai.
On September 23, he fought against Kazuya Oe in the semi-final, and he knocked out with body shot in the 2nd round. In the tournament final on December 4, he fought against Yūdai Kono for the vacant first Japanese title of WBC, and he won by TKO with cut as the bout was stopped by a doctor in the 4th round. For this bout, he won his second national title.
On January 24, 2010, he was chosen and awarded 2009 Outstanding Performance Award by NJKF as he had 7 bouts with 6 wins 6 Knock outs and 1 loss.
On March 14, 2010, Yamato fought against Saenchai Sor Kingstar
from Thailand
in Los Angeles
, USA to challenge the vacant world lightweight title sanctioned by Muay Thai Association of America (MTAA). He was knocked out by left high kick at 1R.
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
kickboxer and paintworker
Painterwork
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. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
in 2010.
Debut
Tetsuya Yamato was born in Aichi, Japan on December 10, 1987 as Tetsuya Iwashita. After graduating high school, he started working in constructionConstruction
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and became a painter to coat buildings with coloured acrylic resin.
On July 31, 2005, he made his debut as a professional kickboxer in the R.I.S.E. organization, and he knocked out Eiji Ogawa in the 1st round with left low kick. After this bout he became a member of NJKF and started fighting under the NJKF banner. His second fight was on September 24 against Takuya Minekawa, in which he won by TKO.
On January 15, 2006, Yamato was chosen and awarded the 2005 Rookie Award by NJKF .
Winning national titles
After Yamato had a career of 3 years in NJKF, he was offered to participate tournament for the vacant NJKF Lightweight title in 2008, and he fought against Hiromi Nakayama in the Semi-final. He won by TKO in the 4th round because of cut by an elbow strike. On July 27, 2008, he fought against Hanawa in the final for the title, and he knocked out Hanawa in the 1st round with a left hook.On January 25, 2009, Yamato was chosen and awarded 2008 MVP by NJKF, and also awarded GBR award because he won the NJKF title and he had 3 bouts on NJKF and he won 3 times with 2 knock outs in 2008.
In the middle of 2009, he was offered to participate "WBC Muaythai Rule Japanese unified Championship Decision Tournament" at lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
as NJKF, MAJKF and JPMC announced that they are going to establish the unified championships sanctioned by WBC Muaythai.
On September 23, he fought against Kazuya Oe in the semi-final, and he knocked out with body shot in the 2nd round. In the tournament final on December 4, he fought against Yūdai Kono for the vacant first Japanese title of WBC, and he won by TKO with cut as the bout was stopped by a doctor in the 4th round. For this bout, he won his second national title.
On January 24, 2010, he was chosen and awarded 2009 Outstanding Performance Award by NJKF as he had 7 bouts with 6 wins 6 Knock outs and 1 loss.
On March 14, 2010, Yamato fought against Saenchai Sor Kingstar
Saenchai Sor Kingstar
Saenchai Sinbimuaythai , formerly known as Saenchai Sor Kingstar, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He won the Lumpinee Championship title in three different weight divisions, therefore he is considered one of the best pound for pound Muay Thai fighters in the world.Saenchai would often give up...
from Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
in Los Angeles
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, USA to challenge the vacant world lightweight title sanctioned by Muay Thai Association of America (MTAA). He was knocked out by left high kick at 1R.
Wins K-1 tournament
In 2010, Yamato was offered by K-1 for K-1 Japanese national tournament at lightweight. On May 2, he fought against Masahiro Yamamoto, and although he was expected to lose, he won by unanimous decision in the extra round. On July 5, he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight(-63 kg).Titles
- 2010 K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament champion
- 2009 WBC Muay Thai Japanese Lightweight champion
- 2009 WMCWMCWMC may refer to:* WMC , a radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States* WMC-FM, a radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States...
Intercontinental Lightweight champion - 2008 New Japan Kickboxing Federation (NJKF) Lightweight champion
Awards
- 2009 Outstanding Performance Award (NJKF, January 24, 2010)
- 2008 MVP (NJKF, January 25, 2009)
- 2008 GBR Award (gbring.com, January 25, 2009)
- 2005 Rookie Award (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
Kickboxing record
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External links
- Official blog (Old)
- Official blog (New)
- Yamato Kickboxing Gym