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Post by K1power on Dec 20, 2014 18:39:35 GMT 1
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Post by nectar on Dec 22, 2014 21:38:58 GMT 1
^ GREAT!!!
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Post by K1power on Dec 23, 2014 14:25:29 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jan 3, 2015 15:22:02 GMT 1
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Post by rictor on Jan 5, 2015 16:23:05 GMT 1
Johannes Wolf is out of the tourney with a brokem collarbone (?) and Denis Puric is in.
The whole card:
HW: Manabu vs Fujita Tomoya
60kg: Yuma vs Kanbe Shota
65kg: Goto Masanobu vs Saito Yuta
65kg: Hiramoto Ren vs Ishikawa Yuki
60kg GP Reserve Fight: TOSHI vs Kim Hun Jae
60kg GP: Shimano Kotaro vs Javier Hernandez
60kg GP: Urabe Hirotaka vs Karim Bennoui
60kg GP: Yamamoto Masahiro vs Gagny Baradji
60kg GP: Urabe Koya vs Denis Puric
65kg: Kaew Fairtex vs Kimura Minoru
70kg: Sato Yoshihiro vs Sanny Dahlbeck
55kg: Takiya Shota vs Shou Rong
55kg: Tobe Ryuma vs Horio Ryuji
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Post by K1power on Jan 5, 2015 17:43:38 GMT 1
Too bad about Wolf being injured, however Puric should be a good enough replacement.
Overall from the names I recognise the field looks solid and I like the superfights.
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Post by K1power on Jan 12, 2015 16:12:44 GMT 1
Just a few more days!
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Post by K1power on Jan 17, 2015 13:39:03 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jan 18, 2015 13:37:39 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jan 18, 2015 13:43:00 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jan 18, 2015 13:44:24 GMT 1
Crazy KO! Too bad it happened against Sato.
First reactions from the people who saw the event are that it was crazy.
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Post by fartsmeller on Jan 18, 2015 13:54:03 GMT 1
This show sounds damn incredible
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Post by miscmisc on Jan 18, 2015 15:42:44 GMT 1
This one was pretty good actually. I'm not a big fan of this weight class (and below) at this moment, but most of the matches were cool. The best bout was the semi between Older Urabe and Hernandez.
Minoru beating Kaew was of course the highlight in terms of drama and fun. Fluke win, perhaps, but Minoru is one of the most likable showmen out there. Gotta feel happy for him.
Unfortunately, the tourny final was the most anti-climactic of all. Younger Urabe clearly didn't go into the full killer mode, particularly because Older Urabe was pretty much done before the match due to the damage from the semi. His right leg was shot. I doubt he will be able to walk for the next several days. So it wasn't particularly interesting as a fight, and on top of that, whatever was between them inside the ring, it was probably too personal for the rest of us to enjoy. The reactions from the audience were pretty subdued because of that. A fight between two brothers sounds like a drama full of emotion on paper, but the actual one didn't quite turn out that way.
Oh, and Masato as a commentator suggesting in a not-so-roundabout way that Sato should probably retire now was also a small highlight. He didn't say that in a negative way, but more of the you've-done-enough-for-the-sport-and-should-take-care-of-your-health-now way.
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Post by K1power on Jan 18, 2015 15:50:11 GMT 1
Yeah fights between friends/relatives often tend to be a bit toned down and more like sparring sessions. Other than that the event sounds and looks really promising.
Personally, I hope some heavier weightclasses will get attention in these K-1 Japan events, but it looks like we'll get a 55kg (and perhaps 50kg?) tournament first.
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Post by miscmisc on Jan 18, 2015 15:57:39 GMT 1
Yup, it was basically a semi-intense sparring session between a crippled guy and the other fighting at his 70%.
And they have no choice other than leaning towards lighter weights, really. Lighter guys are cheaper, and any weight class above 65 means that you'd have to invite a fair number of semi-expensive foreign fighters.
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