GLADIATOR KICK 001
Results from GLADIATOR KICK 001 at W OSAKA (Osaka, Japan) on 2026/7/20. Yamaguchi Shota defeated Koyama Kanta by decision in the Part 1 main event; Rantaro defeated R¥UZO by decision in the Part 2 main event. Full card with winners and finishes.
Yamaguchi def. Koyama (UD, 30-28 x3; 3x3min + extension round rules, went the distance)
Key points
- Date: 2026/7/20 (W OSAKA, Osaka, Japan)
- Promotion: GLADIATOR · KICKBOXING (launch card for the new "GLADIATOR KICK" division)
- Part 1 main event: Yamaguchi Shota def. Koyama Kanta (UD, 30-28 x3)
- Part 2 main event: Rantaro def. R¥UZO (UD, 30-29 x3)
- Semi-finals: Arao Yuta def. Chae Changhyeon (decision, 2-0); Hori Kentoku def. Atsushi Takayama (extension-round decision, 3-0)
Fight card
- MAIN83kg catchweightYamaguchi ShotaWINvsKoyama Kanta
Yamaguchi def. Koyama (UD, 30-28 x3; 3x3min + extension round rules, went the distance)
- Middleweight (Muay Thai rules, open-finger gloves)Arao YutaWINvsChae Changhyeon
Arao def. Chae (decision, 2-0: 30-29 / 30-29 / 30-30)
- MAIN61kg contract weightRantaroWINvsR¥UZO
Rantaro def. R¥UZO (UD, 30-29 x3)
- Super BantamweightHori KentokuWINvsAtsushi Takayama
Hori def. Takayama (extension-round decision, 3-0; regulation cards were level at 1-0)
Report
GLADIATOR KICK 001, the launch card for GLADIATOR's new kickboxing division, ran on 2026/7/20 at W OSAKA in Osaka, Japan.
In the Part 1 (day session) main event — an 83kg catchweight bout over 3x3 minutes plus an extension round — Yamaguchi Shota (GENESIS/TEAM3K) went the distance with Koyama Kanta (KYOTO SEIKENKAI) and took a clean unanimous decision, 30-28 across all three cards. In the Part 2 (evening session) main event, a 61kg contract-weight bout, Rantaro (TEAM OGRE) outpointed R¥UZO (13Club'u) by unanimous decision, 30-29 x3.
On the undercard, Arao Yuta won a 2-0 decision (30-29 / 30-29 / 30-30) over Chae Changhyeon in a middleweight Muay Thai bout under open-finger-glove rules — though it was a rough, clinch-heavy fight for Arao, and both he and his coach Yoshitaka were quoted afterward calling it, in tone, "a loss" despite the win on the cards. In the Part 2 semi-final, Hori Kentoku (fighting as "Kentoku") needed an extension round to get past 18-year-old Atsushi Takayama at super bantamweight after the regulation three rounds finished level (1-0), winning the extension 3-0.
Key results
- Part 1 main event: Yamaguchi Shota def. Koyama Kanta (UD, 30-28 x3)
- Part 2 main event: Rantaro def. R¥UZO (UD, 30-29 x3)
- Semi-finals: Arao Yuta def. Chae Changhyeon (decision, 2-0); Hori Kentoku def. Atsushi Takayama (extension-round decision, 3-0)
Figures and finishes follow reporting from Gong Kakutogi (gonkaku.jp) and MMAPLANET. Confirm official records with the promotion.
FAQ
- Who won the GLADIATOR KICK 001 main events?
- Yamaguchi Shota defeated Koyama Kanta by unanimous decision (30-28 x3) in the Part 1 daytime main event, and Rantaro defeated R¥UZO by unanimous decision (30-29 x3) in the Part 2 evening main event. Both went the distance — no stoppage.