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Post by K1power on Jul 20, 2021 18:51:39 GMT 1
 FightcardKimura 'Philip' Minoru vs. Wajima Hiromi Tsubakihara Tatsuya vs. Gunji Taito Hayashi Kenta vs. Fukashi Konnapar Weerasakreck vs. Saikyo Yuma Anpo Rukiya vs. Kaito Ishii Satoshi vs. Rui Leona Pettas vs. Maki Chachai Yamato Tetsuya vs. Ono Yujiro Saiga Kizaemon vs. Kumura Shuhei Toma vs. Morisaka Riku Saho vs. Mahiro Kuroda Toma vs. Miburo Kazuki Osawa Fumiya vs. Hiroki Kudo Yuki* vs. Tanigawa Seiya Takanashi 'knuckle' Miho vs. Mirei Shinohara Yuto vs. Ishida Katsuki Jinbo Katusya vs. Eito Yamawaki Tsubasa vs. Daina Furumiya Harou vs. Sergio Hano Ishida Ryota vs. Komatsu Takaya Rioya vs. Miyake Yuya * Kudo Yuki replaces K-Jee.
* Hirayama Jin vs. Vitor Toffanelli is off.www.k-1.co.jp/schedule/16548/ |
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Post by K1power on Jul 20, 2021 18:54:13 GMT 1
Really liking the date. Reminds me of FEG era's Final 8 events.
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Post by K1power on Oct 11, 2021 13:46:33 GMT 1
A bunch of matchups have been announced (OP updated).
No big fights so far, but it's good to see Tsubakihara back in action.
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Post by K1power on Oct 11, 2021 15:14:21 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Oct 21, 2021 19:27:48 GMT 1
Bunch of fights have been added (OP updated).
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Post by K1power on Oct 28, 2021 17:37:40 GMT 1
More fights added, including Anpo Rukiya! (OP updated)
This card is entirely going entirely oveboard again with the number of fights lol.
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Post by K1power on Nov 5, 2021 12:42:40 GMT 1
Even more fights added, at 22 we're almost at K'Festa levels.
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Post by K1power on Nov 29, 2021 13:50:13 GMT 1
Happening this Saturday!
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Post by K1power on Dec 3, 2021 13:44:08 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Dec 4, 2021 13:32:53 GMT 1
Full ResultsWajima Hiromi defeats Kimura 'Philip' Minoru by KO R3 Gunji Taito defeats Tsubakihara Tatsuya by Extra Round Split Decision Hayashi Kenta defeats Fukashi by Unanimous Decision Konnapar Weerasakreck defeats Saikyo Yuma by Majority Decision Anpo Rukiya defeats Kaito by KO R1 Ishii Satoshi defeats Rui by Unanimous Decision Leona Pettas defeats Maki Chachai by Unanimous Decision Yamato Tetsuya defeats Ono Yujiro by KO R2 Kumura Shuhei defeats Saiga Kizaemon by KO R1 Toma defeats Morisaka Riku by Unanimous Decision Saho defeats Mahiro by Unanimous Decision Kuroda Toma defeats Miburo Kazuki by Extra Round Unanimous Decision Osawa Fumiya defeats Hiroki by Extra Round Unanimous Decision Tanigawa Seiya defeats Kudo Yuki by KO R2 Takanashi 'knuckle' Miho defeats Mirei by Extra Round Unanimous Decision Shinohara Yuto defeats Ishida Katsuki by Unanimous Decision Jinbo Katusya defeats Eito by KO R1 Daina defeats Yamawaki Tsubasa by Unanimous Decision Furumiya Harou defeats Sergio Hano by Unanimous Decision Ishida Ryota defeats Komatsu Takaya by Unanimous Decision Miyake Yuya defeats Rioya by KO R2 www.k-1.co.jp/schedule/16548/
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Post by K1power on Dec 4, 2021 14:06:05 GMT 1
Quick Comments
I missed a bunch of stuff early on so I'll have to catch up on that, but here are my initial thoughts:
+ Overall this was decent card with some fun fights.
+ Wajima pulling the upset against Kimura. Early on I felt like Kimura might have been holding back, but then he seemed legitimately hurt and gassed. Either way props to Wajima for not giving Kimura the hattrick over him. From K-1's perspective this must have been the perfect scenario.
+ It was a little weird Kimura didn't get the mic after the fight, but I do feel like K-1 gave him a nice send off.
+ Gunji getting past Tsubakihara was a surprise to me, but then again it was super close.
+ Liked Hayashi Kenta's victory, but props to Fukashi for refusing to go down when he was clearly hurt.
+ Gonnapar picking up a win is always cool.
+ Anpo scored a great quick KO here, but it does make the drop in level below him seem very obvious.
+ Ishii, while lacking any kind of finesse and explosiveness in his striking actually looked pretty decent here. I don't see him winning a belt or anything, but there is some growth.
+ I thought Saho looked pretty good!
+ I can't speak for all the fights yet, but from what I saw there weren't any shenanigans going on with the decisions.
- While I did like the event, it was definitely a step down from the previous couple of K-1 cards.
- This card needed K-Jee. Or rather, I needed K-Jee to be on this card!
- Man do I feel bad for Saiga. It's like he can't catch a break.
- Something I've mentioned multiple times before, but I won't shut up about until I see it happen: less is more. Less fights, more cards. Also, more meaningful fights. Some matchups seem like completely random filler even when they end up entertaining.
I'm wondering what's next for Kimura. He's turned into a KO machine, but will he be able to shine like that against the international top 10 (or even 20)? He DOES come off a 10 fight KO streak, but losing to Wajima here definitely is a step in the wrong direction. Either way I'll be rooting for him to do well. I always respect fighters stepping out of their comfort zone to challenge themselves and Kimura has a fun style.
Something I'm a little bit mixed on; while this event had less KO's than we're used to, the high amount of close decisions implies more competitive matchmaking and less mismatches. On the flipside, competitive fights aren't always entertaining.
I think that covers most of it for now, might add some comments after catching up.
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Post by K1power on Dec 4, 2021 14:11:47 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Dec 13, 2021 9:40:01 GMT 1
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