K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN ～K'FESTA.3～

[K1power]

Very fun brawl. It's beyond me how this is going past two rounds.

[K1power]

I'm happy there were no shenanigans here and they didn't somehow gift Aitaka with the decision.

They could've gotten away with an extra round, but gave it to Karimian.

Also huge comeback by Karimian and big heart by Aitaka.

[karaevfan]

Truly fight of the night

[K1power]

And it's well deserved.

This type of fight might not be for everybody, but it delivers on entertainment and you can tell that both fighters worked hard for it. Between all the wild slugging Karimian was throwing some clean technical combinations in there.

[K1power]

Takeru doing what he does best.

I feel bad for Petchdam, hope he made some money.

[K1power]

For Takeru to break down like that I'm sure there's been a ton of stuff going behind the scenes.

[K1power]

The live orchestra is insane.

[K1power]

Wajima went down quickly. Wonder if he was injured going into the final..

[karaevfan]

Mar 22, 2020 12:57:17 GMT 1 K1power said:

For Takeru to break down like that I'm sure there's been a ton of stuff going behind the scenes.

Takeru was calling out Tenshin through the tears, even though he mentioned the back of the scenes folks specifically told him not to do that

[K1power]

It's okay to put some pressure on the organisation.

Everybody wants this fight.

Making it happen would be one way to win back some of the credit K-1 lost by holding this event in the first place.

[karaevfan]

You know what, there's gonna be a whole lot of fallout from this event, hopefully more political than viral

But at this point at 5AM, I'm satisfied. Likely the best kickboxing card of 2020 (hopefully not cause of lack of competition)

[K1power]

Sure, what I actually saw was great. Let's hope nobody gets sick.

[K1power]

Fightcard
Superfights
Takeru defeats Petchdam Petchkiatpetch by KO R2
Sina Karimian defeats Aitaka Ryo by Unanimous Decision
Takei Yoshiki defeats Dansiam Ayothaya Fight by Unanimous Decision
Kana defeats Gloria Peritore by KO R1
Asahisa Taio defeats Hayashi Kenta by Unanimous Decision
Anpo Rukiya defeats Fukashi by Unanimous Decision
Noiri Masaaki defeats David Mejia by Unanimous Decision
Leona Pettas defeats Murakoshi Yuta by KO R3
Kumura Masashi defeats Kaneko Akihiro by Majority Decision
Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan defeats Ozawa Kaito by TKO R3
Kubo Yuta defeats Jordann Pikeur by Unanimous Decision
Yamazaki Hideaki defeats Terashima Hikaru by KO R2
Yutaka defeats Satoru Nariai by Decision

70kg Tournament
Final - Kimura "Philip" Minoru defeats Wajima Hiromi by KO R1
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SF#2 - Wajima Hiromi defeats Kido Yasuhiro by Unanimous Decision
SF#1 - Kimura "Philip" Minoru defeats Eder Lopes by KO R1
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QF#4 - Wajima Hiromi defeats Avatar Tor. Mosri by KO R3
QF#3 - Kido Yasuhiro defeats Milan Pales by KO R2
QF#2 - Eder Lopes defeats Jinbo Katsuya by KO R2
QF#1 - Kimura "Philip" Minoru defeats Kaito by KO R1

-Tournament Reserve Fight-
Fujimura Daisuke defeats Kotetsu by Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Fights
Uemura Shinya vs. Tanigawa Seiya end in a Majority Draw (1-0)
Riamu defeats Ryuto by Unanimous Decision
Hasumi Hikaru defeats Higashimoto Hisaki by KO R3
Rira defeats "Kyoken" Jin by KO R1

www.k-1.co.jp/schedule/16504/

Comments will follow when I've caught up with all the stuff I missed live.

Thanks for joining everybody!