KYOKUGEN - Masato VS KID Yamamoto II [31-12]

[K1power]

Before anyone gets their hopes up too much, it does seem to be some sort of an exhibition fight.

Having said that:
- Kid has permission from the UFC.
- Fight happens on the KYOKUGEN NYE show on TBS.
- 5 rounds under kickboxing rules.

New Year's Eve Just Got Real: Masato vs. KID Yamamoto Rematch
liverkick.com/index.php/item/3755-new-year-s-eve-just-got-real-masato-vs-kid-yamamoto-rematch

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SHIT JUST GOT RRRRRREAR!!!!!!

[K1power]

Never updated it in this thread, but Masato/KID has been off for a while:

The KID Yamamoto vs. Masato bout was lining up to be a bit of a strange one. Kyokugen is not a fight show, in fact, it's just a New Year's Eve variety show, but TBS, remembering the crazy ratings that they got from KID vs. Masato before, were dedicated to trying to rekindle some sort of spark with a rematch of sorts. Of sorts. The bout was originally planned to be an exhibition bout between the two men, most likely happening in a television studio and not in an arena. Oh yeah, and it was scheduled to be one round. There was never going to be a real fight because Yamamoto is under contract to the UFC. But none of that matters now as it looks like the fight is in danger due to KID Yamamoto's chest tattoo. Over the past few years Yamamoto has gone deeper into the realm of tattoos and now has a giant bird and snake on his torso and this is a big deal in Japan. I'm not sure that I get it, either, just make him wear a rash guard. For what it's worth the fight is still listed on TBS's official site.

liverkick.com/index.php/item/3785-new-year-s-eve-roundup-akebono-vs-sapp-rematch-kid-masato-off-and-more

[aubtin]

Dec 14, 2015 12:16:13 GMT 1 K1power said:

Never updated it in this thread, but Masato/KID has been off for a while:

It's definitely not off at this moment in time. There was a rumour about a problem with KID's tattoos, but the fight is still on. There was a feature about it on TV the other day:
(Incidentally the video title mentions how everyone in the studio's put off by KID's tattoos)



I read an article saying that because TBS know it's dodgy as fuck to put this fight on (because of KID's UFC contract) they're being particularly quiet about it. There's been no major press conference about the fight, which is very strange, and they've chosen instead to drip bits of information out online etc and let it pick up it's own steam that way. Of course, it's mentioned it's an exhibition fight for TV, but as they start to promote to a wider TV audience there'll apparently be little mention of this fact. 

Also the fight will take place the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, and they cut to the fight from studio as they will with Ioka's boxing match in Osaka.

Apparently they'll be some kind of segment on the news tonight at 23:30.

[K1power]

Nice! I guess that's why they never removed it from their website.

*Edits Thread Title*

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yay

[aubtin]

The fight's now been changed to 3 x 3min rounds.

[K1power]

So it's turning into an actual fight, nice.

[K1power]

I kinda forgot about this happening and haven't seen the video yet (feel free to share if you have a link to it).

From what I've read, while it was an exhibition fight, Masato was apparently owning Kid.

Also, this show did better ratings than Rizin:

Masato and KID Yamamoto the Kings of Fight Sport on NYE, Rizin Did Okay

liverkick.com/index.php/item/3821-masato-and-kid-yamamoto-the-kings-of-fight-sport-on-nye-rizin-did-okay

[caesar]

[K1power]

Welcome aboard caesar and thanks for sharing!