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Post by K1power on Jul 17, 2021 11:50:44 GMT 1
I can't help but feel this is directed at me personally lol
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Post by kickboxer (Banned) on Jul 17, 2021 12:20:04 GMT 1
Better let's not
Not to worry my friend
How did Taio win? Deservedly?
Mostly I was interested in Urabe Koya and the main event.
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Post by K1power on Jul 17, 2021 12:28:47 GMT 1
Yeah I'm sure karaevfan was just messing around  I think Taio deserved the victory, but was surprised he didn't get it after three rounds. The extra round felt closer to me than the first three rounds. I fully understand Gonnapar's disappointment though. It was a really close fight and he lost the belt after an even closer extra round. There will be some more proper comments after I catch up with the stuff I missed early on. |
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Post by lero on Jul 21, 2021 2:49:02 GMT 1
I used to watch the chinese streaming on live.qq.com but now there is always someone streaming it live on the beyond Kick Discord server.
Usually two days after they upload it to a russian server and post in on Discord. Those guys are heroes.
Keiji comeback was amazing.
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Post by K1power on Jul 24, 2021 6:51:20 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jul 24, 2021 13:32:43 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jul 26, 2021 16:57:59 GMT 1
So I finally got around to watch the missing pieces and here are my thoughts:
+ Great card overall. The whole event truly ended in a highlight with Asahisa vs. Gonnapar.
+ Some stunning KO's and knockdowns. Jitsukata's highkick KO over Maruyama has to be the biggest surprise and therefore probably my favorite.
+ Good rebound victories for Fukashi, Anpo, Jitsukata.
+ K-Jee vs. Aitaka Ryo. Everything about it. Yes it was sloppy at times and defense is a foreign word in K-1's cruiserweight division, but man did I enjoy it!
+ Very fair judging for Asahisa vs. Gonnapar. In fact, I thought Asahisa did enough after the first three rounds to take it.
+ Wajima's dismantling of the Cheetah. Early on I thought Wajima might get steamrolled, but he hung in there for the classical low kick destruction. Props to Abiral for lasting as long as he did. He'll be back though.
- Urabe Koya vs. Osawa Fumiya wasn't my favorite fight. I wouldn't say it was bad necessarily, but it felt a bit lacking compared to the other main attractions. They were both trying to sniper shot each other, but neither got the shot. I guess Urabe got the closest with that jumping knee in the third.
- Quite a few groinshots that hurt the pacing of certain fights. Wajima vs. Abiral comes to mind. I'm sure it's not intentional, but it's still sloppy when it happens more than once and annoys me to no end.
More of a sidenote: I'm wondering what the appeal was for Oiwa Tatsuya vs. Maki Dwansonpong exhibition fight. Don't get me wrong I really liked it, just wondering what K-1's angle was going into this since neither of them appear to be huge draws.
That said, I can definitely see the appeal for an actual fight between them. Halfway throughout round 2 things got a bit more serious and while they mostly targeted each other's bodies they weren't really holding back in terms of power.
I think that covers most of it.
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Post by K1power on Jul 26, 2021 16:58:24 GMT 1
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Post by karaevfan on Jul 30, 2021 13:24:08 GMT 1
Yeah I'm sure karaevfan was just messing around I think Taio deserved the victory, but was surprised he didn't get it after three rounds. The extra round felt closer to me than the first three rounds. I fully understand Gonnapar's disappointment though. It was a really close fight and he lost the belt after an even closer extra round. There will be some more proper comments after I catch up with the stuff I missed early on. I was kidding cause broadcast was spewing racist stuff that day Honestly the cruiserweight fights have been better than the RISE <60kg stuff (dont at me!) It was a last minute replacement cause of covid. Oiwa was supposed to fight Egawa in his 60kg debut but Egawa was deemed at risk |
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