| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder(s) | Atsushi Tanabe |
| Headquarters | Matsubara, Osaka, Japan |
| Key people | Atsushi Tanabe |
| Website | RisingOn |
RisingOn (ライジングオン) is a name of mixed martial arts events promoted by Versus.Co.,Ltd., a Japanese private company. Atsushi Tanabe serves a manager of Versus. The events of RisingOn are mainly held in Kansai (West Japan) area.
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Versus.Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 to find talented fighters in West Japan area (Kansai), and it held "POWERGATE The Unknowns Strike Back", the first event, was held at Flamingo the Arusha in Osaka on June 19, 2005[1].
Since September 2006, the hexagonal ring was sometimes used[2], and pounds were not allowed. There were also kickboxing matches.
In 2008, Versus.Co.,Ltd. announced that they would hold tournaments to sanction the first champions at lightweight (70 kg) and middleweight (83 kg). The tournament was named "Kaiser Grand Prix", commonly called "Kaiser GP"[3], and champions were called "Kaiser" which means Emperor in German. On April 13, Keisuke Sakai won the middleweight champion and became the first champion[4]. On June 22, Zenta Yamazaki won the lightweight tournament and became the first champion[5].
On March 17, 2007, Versus.Co.,Ltd. announced that they would promote the featherweight tournament to sanction the first champion at featherweight[6]. On August 25, Daikai Ozaki won the featherweight tournament and became the first champion[7]. Ozaki defended his title 4 times and retained his title until PowerGate was finished.
The winners of the tournaments at each class were sanctioned as the regular champions.
In December 2009, Versus.Co.,Ltd announced to finish the series of PowerGate events and to start the new event series. It was named "RisingOn", and the first event was held on December 29, 2009. From this event, the octagon cage is used[8]. Hiroshi Shiba who won the lightweight title on June 28, 2009 and Daikai Ozaki who won the featherweight title on August 25, 2007 were sanctioned as the first champion of RisingOn.
On August 8, 2010, Hiroki Tanaka became the first champion of RisingOn at welterweight, and from Soo-Chol Kim from South Korea became the third champion at featherweight as the first non-Japanese fighter[9].
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Battle Code #1 | December 13, 2009 | Asunal Hall | Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| 33 | Next Generation | September 23, 2009 | Takaishi Appla Hall | Takaishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 32 | POWERSTYLE presents POWERGATE | June 28, 2009 | International House, Osaka | Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 31 | Octave | April 19, 2009 | International House, Osaka | Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 30 | PGW "SLASH" - POWERGATE WAKAYAMA | March 8, 2009 | Prego | Shinsaikamachi, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan |
| 29 | POWERGATE presents Gate Challenge Toyohashi | March 1, 2009 | Club BaySide Toyohashi | Jinnoshindencho, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan |
| 28 | Overcoming 2009 vol.2 Hiroshima Fight Night | February 11, 2009 | Hiroshima Industrial Hall | Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan |
| 27 | Overcoming 2009 vol.1 POWERGATE CRASH | February 1, 2009 | Sekai Kan | Minato-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 26 | SURVIVE! | December 7, 2008 | Sumiyoshi Ward Residential Center | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 25 | Gate Challenge in Nagoya | November 23, 2008 | Koubudo 3F Tiger Hall | Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| 24 | PARADIGM SHIFT | November 1, 2008 | Abeno Ward Residential Center | Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 23 | Kaiser Grand Prix Title Match in Big Rose | September 28, 2008 | Big Rose | Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan |
| 22 | POWERGATE 2DAYS DAYBRAKE in Azalea Taisho | August 17, 2008 | Azalea Taisho | Taisho-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 21 | POWERGATE 2DAYS DAYBRAKE in Kyoto KBS Hall | August 10, 2008 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 20 | POWERGATE Kaiser Grand Prix Final | June 22, 2008 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 19 | POWER GATE Kaiser Grand Prix in Kyoto KBS Hall 2nd | April 13, 2008 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 18 | POWER GATE Kaiser Grand Prix in Kyoto KBS Hall | February 3, 2008 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 17 | POWERGATE Evolution in Zepp Osaka | October 28, 2007 | Zepp Osaka | Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 16 | POWERGATE Kaiser Grand Prix Final in Zepp Osaka | August 25, 2007 | Zepp Osaka | Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 15 | POWERGATE 15 Kaiser Grand Prix 2nd in Kyoto KBS Hall | June 17, 2007 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 14 | POWERGATE 14 Kaiser Grand Prix | April 8, 2007 | Osaka Central Public Hall | Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 13 | POWERGATE 13 Next Gate in Flamingo the Arusha | February 18, 2007 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 12 | POWERGATE 12 Burning Christmas in Flamingo the Arusha | December 17, 2006 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 11 | POWERGATE 11 Return in Flamingo the Arusha | October 29, 2006 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 10 | POWERGATE 10 Hexagon Ring in Kyoto KBS Hall | September 10, 2006 | Kyoto KBS Hall | Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 9 | POWERGATE 9 Fighting Gion Festival in Site Kobe | July 23, 2006 | Site Kobe | Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| 8 | POWERGATE 8 Fighting Gion Festival in Bizen Galerie | June 25, 2006 | Bizen Galerie | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 7 | POWERGATE 7 Tour in Community Plaza Hirano | May 7, 2006 | Community Plaza Hirano | Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 6 | POWERGATE 6 Tour in Kobe Shushinkan Brewery Hall | March 5, 2006 | Kobe Shushinkan Brewery Hall | Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| 5 | POWERGATE 5 Tour in Black Chamber | January 29, 2006 | Black Chamber | Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 4 | POWERGATE 4 Tour in Azalea Taisho | December 10, 2005 | Azalea Taisho | Taisho-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 3 | POWERGATE 3 The Descent of The Fighting God | October 30, 2005 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 2 | POWERGATE 2 War cry of The Spirits | August 27, 2005 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 1 | POWERGATE 1 The Unknowns Strike Back | June 19, 2005 | Flamingo the Arusha | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rising On 4 -Return to the "Power gate spirit"- | November 21, 2010 | Tnnnoji Ward Residential Center | Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 3 | Rising On 3 -Stirring- | August 8, 2010 | Takaishi Appla Hall | Takaishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 2 | Rising On 2 -Kamikaze - | April 11, 2010 | Takaishi Appla Hall | Takaishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 1 | Rising On -Start- | December 29, 2009 | Takaishi Appla Hall | Takaishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
PowerGate used its original weight division system as follows, but this is not used anymore. The champions were called "Kaiser".
| Weight Division | Weight | No. | Name of Champion | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super heavyweight | +95 kg | - | - | - |
| Heavyweight | -95 kg | - | - | - |
| Cruiserweight | -90 kg | - | - | - |
| Light heavyweight | -85 kg | - | - | - |
| Middleweight | -80 kg | 1st | Keisuke Sakai[10] | Japan |
| Welterweight | -75 kg | - | - | - |
| Lightweight | -70 kg | 2nd | Hiroshi Shiba[11] | Japan |
| Featherweight | -65 kg | 1st | Daikai Ozaki[12] | |
| Bantamweight | -60 kg | - | - | - |
| Weight Division | Weight | No. | Name of Champion | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | -120.2 kg | - | Vacant | - |
| Light heavyweight | -93.9 kg | - | Vacant | - |
| Middleweight | -83.9 kg | - | Vacant | - |
| Welterweight | -77.1 kg | 1st | Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka | Japan |
| Lightweight | -70.3 kg | 1st | Hiroshi Shiba | Japan |
| Featherweight | -65.7 kg | 3rd | Soo-Chol Kim | South Korea |
| Bantamweight | -61.2 kg | - | Vacant | - |
| Flyweight | -56.7 kg | 1st | Hidenobu Izena | Japan |
Bouts take 3 rounds and each round takes 3 minutes. Intervals of rounds take 1 minute.
Bouts are done on the square ring which has sides of 4 meters or the hexagonal ring which has a diameter of 6 meters.
Fighters must wear tights, leggings, or kickboxing shorts. They can be both of short or long. No shoes.
Passive actions, Headbutts, Elbow strikes, Knee strikes without knee-pads, Hitting to opponent's head on the ground position, Stomping, Buster, Knee strikes to the opponents on the ground.
A bout take 2 rounds and each round takes 5 minutes, but championships take 3 rounds.
Bout are done in the octagon cage.
Fighters must wear short tights, short leggings or kickboxing shorts.
Passive actions, Headbutts, Elbow strikes, Knee strikes without knee-pads, Hitting to opponent's head on the ground position, Stomping, Buster, Knee strikes to the opponents on the ground.
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