Hinata (kickboxer)

Hinata Watanabe 渡辺日菜太
Born	August 26, 1986[1] Hiratsuka, Japan
Native name	渡辺日菜太
Other names	Rising Sun HINATA
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)[3]
Division	Welterweight
Style	Karate,Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Hiratsuka, Japan
Team	Shonan Kakuto Club
Years active	2005-present
Kickboxing record
Total	50
Wins	34
By knockout	12
Losses	15
By knockout	7
Draws	1
last updated on: November 15, 2013

Hinata Watanabe (born August 26, 1986 in Hiratsuka), or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX.

Biography and career

Hinata made his pro debut with R.I.S.E. at the G-Bazooka Tournament event in 2005 losing in a non-tournament match. Over the next couple of years he had a fairly unspectacular fight record on the local circuit winning nine and losing six between 2005 and 2007. He had his first taste of success in 2008 winning a playoff at R.I.S.E. 46^[4] to earn himself a shot at the organizations middleweight title, against a fighter who had defeated Hinata the previous year, at R.I.S.E. 48. This time Hinata would have his revenge, beating Ryuji to win the R.I.S.E. middleweight title -70 kg.^[5] As champion he had an additional bonus - qualifying for the following year's K-1 MAX Japan tournament – as R.I.S.E. was a feeder for the larger K-1 organization.

In 2009 Hinata entered the annual K-1 World MAX Japan tournament with the victor having a chance at qualification for the K-1 World MAX final later that year. Hinata caused an upset by defeating the reigning K-1 MAX Japan champion Yasuhiro Kido by decision in the quarter finals. This victory did, however, come at a cost, with the young fighter being unable to continue in the tournament due to a broken nose suffered in the win.^[6] His performances at the K-1 MAX Japan lead to him being called up for a super fight at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 where he lost to The Contender Asia Series 1 fighter Dzhabar Askerov. He made a further appearance for K-1 before the end of the year at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final in another super fight, this time shocking MAX regular and multiple world champion Mike Zambidis by taking a unanimous victory.^[7]

By now a well known face on the local circuit Hinata re-entered the K-1 World MAX Japan 2010 where he caused another upset by defeating 2009 K-1 World MAX semi finalist Yuya Yamamoto in the quarter finals, only to suffer a KO defeat to fellow up and coming fighter Hiroki Nakajima in less than a minute of their semi final bout.^[8] This defeat meant that Hinata would miss out on qualification for the MAX final and showed that he still had some work to do. In his very next fight Hinata burst on to the global scene where he upset top five middleweight fighter and heavy favourite Artur Kyshenko with a spectacular crescent kick TKO.^[9] The victory meant that Hinata moved up to 12 in the international middleweight division rankings on HeadkickLegend in their October 2010 rankings.^[10]

He lost to Warren Stevelmans via unanimous decision (30-28, 28-27 and 29-28) at Shootboxing 2012 - Act 4 on September 17, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, failing to qualify for the 2012 S-Cup.^[11]

Hinata knocked out Norihisa Amimoto in round two at REBELS.13 on October 28, 2012.^[12]

He rematched Andy Ristie in a reserve bout at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012 and lost by TKO in the first round once again.^[13][14][15]

He beat Masatoshi Hyakutake by unanimous decision at Shoot Boxing 2013 - Act 1 in Tokyo on February 22, 2013.^[16]

He defeated Takuma Konishi via unanimous decision for the vacant REBELS -70 kg/154 lb title at REBELS 15 in Tokyo on April 14, 2013.^[17][18]

He knocked out Kanai Kenji with a second round high kick at Shootboxing 2013 - Act 3 in Tokyo on June 23, 2013.^[19]

He stopped Johann Fauveau with low kicks in round three at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013.^[20][21][22]

He defeated Josh Jauncey by unanimous decision at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2013.^[23][24]

Titles

• 2013 REBELS -70 kg/154 lb Championship (1 title defence)
• 2010 K-1 MAX Japan 3rd place -70 kg
• 2008 R.I.S.E. champion -70 kg

Kickboxing record

35 Wins (12 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2016-03-09 Loss Mohamed Mezouari Rebels. 41 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 35-16-1 2015-12-29 Win Kazuyuki Miyata Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Saitama, Japan TKO (punches) 1 2:15 35-15-1 2015-09-16 Win Andy Souwer Rebels. 38 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 34-15-1 2015-03-04 Win Roman Mailov Rebels 34 [25] Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 33-15-1 2014-12-29 Win Yuichiro Nagashima Blade 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 32-15-1 2014-07-12 Loss Samo Petje R.I.S.E. 100 -BLADE 0- [26] Tokyo, Japan TKO (referee stoppage) 2 2:00 31-15-1 2014-03-16 Win Hokuto Kentarou REBELS 25 [27] Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:23 31-14-1 Defends the REBELS -70 kg/154 lb Championship. 2014-01-26 Win Sijun Jin REBELS 23 [28] Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 30-14-1 2013-11-15 Win Josh Jauncey Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 29-14-1 2013-09-28 Win Johann Fauveau Glory 10: Los Angeles Ontario, California, USA TKO (low kicks) 3 0:48 28-14-1 2013-06-23 Win Kanai Kenji Shootboxing 2013 - Act 3 Tokyo, Japan KO (left high kick) 2 1:10 27-14-1 2013-04-14 Win Takuma Konishi REBELS.15 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 26-14-1 Wins the REBELS -70 kg/154 lb Championship. 2013-02-22 Win Masatoshi Hyakutake Shoot Boxing 2013 - Act 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 25-14-1 2012-11-17 Loss Andy Ristie Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012, Reserve Bout Tokyo, Japan TKO (referee stoppage) 1 2:31 24-14-1 2012-10-28 Win Norihisa Amimoto REBELS.13 Tokyo, Japan KO (left cross) 2 1:52 24-13-1 2012-09-19 Loss Warren Stevelmans Shootboxing 2012 - Act 4 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 23-13-1 2012-01-28 Loss Andy Ristie It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands TKO (referee stoppage) 1 1:58 21-11 2011-10-23 Win Baek Min-Cheol REBELS.9 & It's Showtime Japan 4 Tokyo, Japan KO (Body Kick) 1 1.01 21-10 2011-07-18 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 20-10 2011-01-23 Win Woo Yong Choi REBELS-EX: Hinata's Wave Tokyo, Japan KO (Left High Kick) 3 0:15 20-9 2010-11-08 Win Andre "Dida" Amade K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, Super Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-9 2010-09-18 Loss Andy Souwer Shoot Boxing "Ishin 4" Tokyo, Japan KO (Choke) 1 0:48 18-9 2010-07-31 Win Artur Kyshenko KRS: "RISE 68" Tokyo, Japan TKO (Left Middle Kick) 3 1:23 18-8 2010-03-27 Loss Hiroki Nakajima K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Right Hook) 1 0:58 17-8 2010-03-27 Win Yuya Yamamoto K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17-7 2010-01-24 Win Doo Suk Oh R.I.S.E. 61 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-7 2009-10-26 Win Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2009 Final, Super Fight Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 15-7 2009-07-13 Loss Dzhabar Askerov K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8, Super Fight Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 14-7 2009-02-23 Win Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 14-6 Despite victory has to withdraw from tournament due to injury. 2008-11-30 Win Hayato R.I.S.E. 51 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 13-6 2008-07-04 Win Ryuji R.I.S.E. 48 - The King Of Gladiators '08 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-6 Wins R.I.S.E. middleweight title -70 kg and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan. 2008-07-04 Win Yasuhito Shirasu R.I.S.E. 46 - The King Of Gladiators '08 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-6 Qualifies for R.I.S.E. middleweight title fight. 2008-02-22 Win Hideki Mizutani R.I.S.E. -γ- "ROC" Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-6 2007-12-16 Loss Ryuji R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '07, Semi Finals Japan KO (Right Hook) 2 1:40 9-6 2007-12-16 Win R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '07, Quarter Finals Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 9-5 2007-10-28 Win Mikoto R.I.S.E. Last Survival '07 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8-5 2007-09-? Win Rajadamnern Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO 7-5 2007-07-22 Loss Crazy884 R.I.S.E. 38 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 6-5 2007-04-29 Win Hideya Tanaka R.I.S.E. 35 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 6-4 2007-02-11 Loss Masakazu Watanabe J-Network "J-Fight 14" tournament, 1st Round Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 5-4 2006-12-17 Win Hiroyuki Owatarti R.I.S.E. Dead or Alive tournament '06, Opening Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 5-3 2006-10-29 Loss Naoki Tashima R.I.S.E. 30 Japan KO (Straight Left) 1 0:38 4-3 2006-09-01 Loss Koji J-Network "Mach Go! Go!" Strongest Tournament, 1st Round Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 4-2 2006-05-28 Win Wataru Hutoshi R.I.S.E. 26 Japan KO (Punch) 3 2:17 4-1 2006-04-16 Win NIIZUMAX! J-Network "J-Fight 9" Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3-1 2006-01-04 Win A.J.K.F. "New Years Festival" '06, Opening Fight Japan KO 1 1:23 2-1 2005-09-18 Win Motoe Takahashi Nozomi Trial League 3 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1-1 2005-06-19 Loss Hideaki Yoshikawa R.I.S.E. G-Bazooka Tournament '05, Opening Fight Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 0-1 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

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24. 有限会社マッスルブレインズ, 井原芳徳. "バウトレビュー - REPORTS [シュートボクシング] 鈴木博昭、S-cup 65kg日本トーナメント優勝：11.16 両国". BoutReview. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
25. 日菜太、マイロフを圧倒。SHIGERU、WPMF世界戦は1R TKO負け：3.4 後楽園(Japanese)
26. (Japanese)
27. 【レベルス】日菜太、ピンチ乗り越えバックブローでKO(Japanese)
28. 【レベルス】トップ対決はヤスユキが制す、町田へ宣戦布告(Japanese)

External links

• K-1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE | HINATA | FIGHTERS
• Official Hinata website (In Japanese)
• Shonan Fight Club - Gym Affiliation (In Japanese)
• R.I.S.E. Official Website (In Japanese)
• Hinata K-1.de profile