K-1 World GP 2010 in Yokohama
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
April 2, 2010
Reigning Grand Prix Champion Semmy Schilt defends his Super Heavyweight Title against Errol Zimmerman, Kyotaro puts his K-1 Heavyweight Title up against three-time GP Peter Aerts battles Kyotaro. Badr Hari and absentee Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem are also on the card as Hari is in the Main Event against Alexey Ignashov. Michael Schiavello and Mike Kogan are the announcers for this show.
K-1 World GP Fight #1- Sergii Lashchenko vs. Takumi Sato
Sergii is the favorite in this fight.
R1- This felt like kind of a feeling out round. Both guys got in decent shots. Kogan calls it a 10-10 round.
R2- Sergii starts to land some good combinations early in this round. Sato has a small cut on his head but keeps moving forward and was coming on towards the end of the round.
R3- Both guys are tired. Sergii doesn't look like he has much left behind his punches. Sergii did finish strong after a weak round for both guys so that should help with the judges. Kogan says he thinks Sergii did enough to win but is concerned with his stamina.
Winner: Sergii Lashchenko by Decision (Unanimous)
K-1 World GP Fight #2- Gokhan Saki vs. Singh "Heart" Jaideep
Jaideep has a big 5" height advantage. Schiavello tells us that this match has even betting odds.
R1- Saki is working on the legs early. Saki hit a nice spinning back kick to the mid-section. Saki looked good in the first round.
R2- Jaideep is more aggressive in this round but Saki picked up where he left off after Jaideep's initial onslaught. Saki has busted up Jaideep's nose. Jaideep needs a knockout to win this fight. Two judges scored this round a draw.
R3- Saki landed some good shots and briefly rocked Jaideep but couldn't knock him down. Saki going for spinning hook kicks and spinning back fists in the final round. Really good showing by Saki.
Winner: Gokhan Saki by Decision (Unanimous)
K-1 World GP Fight #3- Jerome Le Banner vs. Tyrone Spong
Le Banner is coming off of a loss to Sammy Schilt in the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix last year when he lost in less than two minutes. Spong is the favorite in this fight according to the bookmakers.
R1- Both guys are throwing good punches early. Spong got too close and got floored with what almost looked like a push. Le Banner got Spong up against the ropes and landed some good shots. Le Banner is really opening up on Spong towards the end of this round.
R2- Spong throwing a lot of kicks to start this round. Spong landed a jumping knee that knocked Le Banner down but it wasn't ruled a knock down and Le Banner got right back up unfazed. This was a much more even round than the first one.
R3- Spong hit a good knee about half way through the round. Spong took this round but it's not going to be enough to take the fight.
Winner: Jerome Le Banner by Decision (Unanimous)
K-1 World GP Fight #4- Alistair Overeem vs. Dzevad Poturak
Overeem is the favorite in this fight. Schiavello says that in the press conference Overeem said that Poturak was nothing but a snack and he was going to eat him up and then fly to America and brutalize Brett Rodgers.
R1- Overeem just looks huge compared to Poturak. Overeem floored Poturak with about a minute left in the round and then hit him with a good right and then a leg sweep after he got up. Overeem starting to batter Poturak. BIG knee to the jaw and Poturak cannot answer the bell.
"The size of the back of Overeem. You could screen Avatar in 3D on his back. It's enormous"- Michael Schiavello
"Wow"- Mike Kogan
Winner: Alistair Overeem by KO R1
K-1 Heavyweight Title Fight- Kyotaro (c) vs. Peter Aerts
Aerts is the challenger but is actually the favorite in this fight according to Schiavello.
R1- Pretty even first round but Kyotaro came on strong at the end of the round. Kytaro rocked Aerts and he went down in the corner and got a standing 8 count with about 10 seconds left in the round. Kyotaro threw a couple of strikes after the bell and knocked Aerts down again but it was after the bell rang.
R2- Kyotaro is continuing his onslaught at the beginning of this round. Kyotaro landed a big right hand on Aerts with one minute left and just floored Aerts and he was not getting up from that.
Winner: Kyotaro by KO R2
K-1 Super Heavyweight Title Fight- Semmy Schilt (c) vs. Errol Zimmerman
Schiavello tells us that Schilt is the only champion to hold a perfect 12-0 record for the K-1 Grand Prix and held the longest win streak in K-1 history (14 fights) before he lost to Peter Aerts in 2008.
R1- Schilt has a noticeable height and reach advantage. Zimmerman hit a good combination early but Schilt came back with a good barrage against the ropes that almost knocked Zimmerman down. Good first round. Two judges go 10-9 in favor of Schilt and 1 judge went 10-10. I wish the UFC would publicize the judges score cards after each round.
R2- Schilt is landing the majority of strikes in this round. Zimmerman came back with a couple of shots near the end of the round but not enough to get the round back.
R3- Schilt has worn down Zimmerman and is peppering him with strikes. Schilt is going to win this one via decision.
"You can see that jab stiffer than a box of Viagra"- Schiavello
Winner: Semmy Schilt by Decision (Unanimous)
K-1 World GP Fight #7- Badr Hari vs. Alexey Ignashov
Ignashov came in 3rd place at the 2001 K-1 World GP. Hari was the first K-1 Heavyweight Champion as well as a 2009 K-1 World GP Finalist.
R1- Hari looks good early throwing strikes and pushing the action. Hari landed a good two punch combination up against the ropes half way through the round. Hari landed a good kick to the gut with only 30 seconds left in the round. Hari landed several shots right at the end of the round. Hari 10-9.
R2- Hari landed some strikes and then threw Alexey to the mat after they briefly clinched. Hari came in and hit a big right hand that sent Alexey back into the ropes and wobbled him a bit. Hari landed a good combination that was difficult to see because of the crappy camera work but Alexey went down and got a standing 8 count. Hari hit a front kick right at the end of the round. Hari took this round so he's up two rounds to 0. It's 20-17 on all three judges score cards.
R3- Hari knocked Alexey to the ground with a front kick. Hari swung for the fences at the one minute mark of the round but only landed one of the punches. Hari started landed some shots and Alexey brushed him off with a front kick and Hari was off balanced and briefly went to the ground but was not hurt. Hari and Alexey yell at each other in the last 10 seconds but don't go after each other. Really strange finish. Hari easily wins this.
Judges score cards: 30-26, 30-26, 30-26
Winner: Badr Hari by Decision (Unanimous)
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan Tournament 3/27/2010 Re-Cap
K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan Tournament
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
March 27, 2010
HDNet (aired 4/2/2010)
"The Voice" Michael Schiavello is joined by Mike Kogan as the announce crew. Tonight we will see a mini-tournament with the winner advancing to the MAX Final 16. I have not seen much K-1 so I will probably be learning a lot as I watch this show. I think this will be the 2nd full K-1 show I've seen. Schiavello tells us that these Japan Tournaments have seen a lot of knockouts in the past so we could be in for the same here tonight. K-1 International Rules are 3 minute rounds x 3 rounds with 1 extra round in case of a draw. 2 knockdowns in 1 round under tournament rules constitutes a TKO. A win is decided by KO, TKO or Judges Decision. The gloves worn are 6 ozs to 10 ozs depending on who is fighting (only flyweights wear the 6ozs, heavyweights wear the 10ozs).
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #1- Ryuji vs. Yasuhiro Kido
Kido is a former K-1 MAX Japan Champion.
R1- Ryuji hit Kido with a short right hand in the corner early and Kido took a standing count from the ref. Kido opened up and landed some nice strikes. Both guys landing good shots. Kido's nose has been busted open. Kido swept Ryuji's feet out from under him at the end of the round. Really strong opening round.
R2- Good action in the second round. Looked pretty even. Kogan says Kido needs a knockout in the third round to win.
R3- Ryuji hit a nice right hand and Kido responded by kneeing him in the balls. Both guys throwing some good strikes in the final round. This one goes to the judges score cards. First judge went to Ryuji, second judge called it a draw and third judge went to Ryuji. Schiavello calls this a "major" upset. Ryuji advances to the semi-finals.
Winner: Ryuji by Decision (Majority)
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #2- Yuji Nashiro vs. Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima (14-5)
Schiavello says Nagashima is a "controversial cross-dresser". This should be interesting. The winner of this fight will face Ryuji in the semi-finals. Nagashima is 1-3 in K-1 with 1 knockout. Nagashima has a 77% KO ratio. Nagashima is coming into this fight on a three fight losing streak all lost by knockout.
R1- Nagashima dropped Nashiro very quickly with a big left hand and Nashiro got a standing 8 count. These guys are really going after each other. Nashiro nailed another left hand and this one is over in under a minute. Kogan points out that he's not a cross-dresser he just likes to dress up in character. Schiavello says that in Austrailia they call that a cross-dresser and Kogan agrees that in the US we do to.
Winner: Yuichiro Nagashima by TKO R1 0:39
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #3- Hiroki Nakajima vs. Tatsuji
Tatsuji is a 2-time Japan Tournament runner-up.
R1- Really even round with some good action.
R2- Tatsuji got knocked down early in the round and got a standing 8 count and then immediately got knocked down again. Both knock downs looked somewhat questionable. On the second knock down it looked like he just fell moving backward without being struck.
Winner: Hiroki Nakajima by TKO R2
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #4- Hinata vs. Yuya Yamamoto
Yamamoto is 5-2 in his last 7 and is considered among the favorites to take this tournament. Schiavello calls him the "sponge" because he can take a lot of damage.
R1- Hinata is landing some good strikes early but Yamamoto keeps coming forward. Hinata 10-9 in the first round.
R2- Hinata continues to land strikes on Yamamoto. Looks like Yamamoto is going to need to finish in order to win this fight.
R3- Yamamoto taking lots of shots to the head. Hinata is getting tired and Yamamoto is starting to land some more strikes but there is only one minute left in the fight. Yamamoto is going to take this one and two of the favorites in this tournament are already gone after the first round. Yamamoto will advance to take on Nakajima in the semi-finals.
Winner: Yuya Yamamoto by Decision (Unanimous)
Super Fight- DJ Taiki vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
Watanabe is a former boxing champion and Taiki has been fighting MMA recently. Watanabe has a pro boxing record of 15-3 with 8 knockouts. This is Taiki's K-1 debut. Taiki's MMA record is 11-6-3.
R1- Watanabe is short but explosive. He's putting a lot of power behind his punches and tried a spinning back fist but whiffed and ended up on the ground. Pretty even round. Watanabe is throwing bombs but hasn't really hit anything yet.
R2- Taiki is hitting a lot of leg kicks. Watanabe still throwing bombs but really not landing anything.
R3- Taiki continues to inflict damage on Watanabe's legs. Watanabe is really limping at this point. Give this fight to Taiki.
Winner: DJ Taiki by Decision (Unanimous)
70 kg Japan Tournament Semi-Final Fight #1- Ryuji vs. Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
R1- Nagashima lands some good strikes and got Ryuji on the ropes and floored him with punches. Nagashima cornered Ryuji again and just landed punches until Ryuji couldn't stand up anymore. Really strong showing by Nagashima and he's had 2 short fights so far so he's no doubt the favorite to win the final.
Winner: Yuchiro Nagashima by TKO R1 1:44
70 kg Japan Tournament Semi-Final Fight #2- Hiroki Nakajima vs. Hinata
R1- Hinata is throwing lots of leg kicks early but he got destroyed by a right hand and took a face plant into the mat and could not answer the 10 count.
Winner: Hiroki Nakajima by KO R1 0:58
Yuuki vs. Shintaro Matsukura
This is from earlier in the show while the fans were still filling into the event. Yuuki has a sweet mullet.
R1-Shintaro looks good early and is landing some nice strikes. Pretty good first round and Shintaro looks good so far. Both of these kids are under 20.
R2- Both guys just threw down about half way through the round and Shintaro dropped Yuuki and he got the standing 8 count. Shintaro knocked him down again about 10 seconds after he got up. Really good showing by Shintaro.
Winner: Shintaro Matsukura by TKO R2
Yojiro Uchimura vs. Hiroyuki Owatari
This is another under-card fight. Yojiro is wearing some sweet purple tights.
R1- Owatari really started to land good strikes towards the end of the round and the ref gave Uchimura a standing 8 count. Owatari caught him again and knocked him down.
R2- Owatari continued his onslaught at the beginning of this round. Owatari landed a good counter punch that floored Uchimura and that was all she wrote.
Winner: Hiroyuki Owatari by TKO R2
Luis Kubozono vs. Yukihiro Komiya
This is another pre-show fight. Schiavello and Kogan admire Kubozono's hairy chest before the fight.
R1- Komiya hit a big right hand and got a knock down with about 50 seconds left in the round.
R2- Komiya has bloodied up Kubozono. Komiya really pulling ahead in this fight.
R3- The doctor stopped this fight with 1:18 left in the fight due to the damage inflicted by Komiya.
Winner: Yukihiro Komiya by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) R3
Super Fight- Kosuke Komiyama vs. Takehero Murahama
Back to the regular show now. I'm pretty sure this is the same Murahama that wrestled (or could still be wrestling for) Osaka Pro in Japan. If you are a pro wrestling fan run, don't walk, to your nearest google search bar and find a video of the Takehiro Murahama/Jushin Thunder Liger versus Naomichi Marufuji/KENTA tag-team match from June of 2003. That was an awesome match that was part of an epic series of tag-team matches for KENTA and Marufuji.
R1- Komiyama has a big height advantage in this fight. Komiyama definitely getting the better of Murahama in the early going as he looks a little lost. Komiyama hit a rolling heel kick that landed. First round definitely in favor of Komiyama.
R2- Komiyama hit a good knee mid-way through the round and quickly followed with another one that floored Murahama and he got a standing 8 count. Komiyama landed a fantastic front kick to the face and the ref stepped in and did a standing 8 count and then stopped the fight.
Winner: Kosuke Komiyama by TKO (Ref Stoppage) R2
Super Fight- Yoshihiro Sato vs. Danilo Zanolini
This was supposed to be Sato versus Giorgio Petrosyan (who is the current K-1 World MAX champion) but Petrosyan dropped out about a week or two ago and said he was having surgery. Schiavello says they don't know a lot about Zanolini. Sato is 15-9 in K-1 MAX and 40-11 overall. This is Zanolini's K-1 debut.
R1- Zanolini is showing a lot of fight early and throwing lots of different kicks. Sato has a big height advantage but isn't using it yet. Sato is landing a lot of leg kicks in the later half of this round. Tough first round to call. Kogan says Sato is a slow starter so it will be interesting to see how much he can turn it up.
R2- Sato is really peppering Zanolini's legs. Sato hit a big knee to the body that floored Zanolini and it looked like he broke a rib and this one is over.
Winner: Yoshihiro Sato by TKO (Ref Stoppage) R2
70kg Japan Tournament Final: Hiroki Nakajima vs. Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
This should be a good fight. Nakajima won his first fight in the second round and then dispatched of his second opponent in less than a minute. Nagashima has won both of his fights in the first round. Nakajima is only 21 years old. I feel sorry for Schiavello and Kogan in this one as it's Nakajima versus Nagashima. Gonna be some tongue twisters in this one. Nagashima has lots of dancing Japanese girls in crazy dresses and he comes out in full dress with a broom. Crazy stuff. Apparently the ref in this fight won the Japanese version of Dancing with the Stars!
R1- Nagashima is starting to land some good strikes in he middle of the round. Nagashima landed a round kick to the head but didn't have anything behind it. This is the third fight for both of these guys and they are definitely tired. Lots of wild strikes thrown in the last 10 seconds of the round.
R2- Nagashima went for a flying knee but instead got dropped by a good combo by Nakajima and got a standing 8 count. Nakajima is landing some good strikes. Both guys landing good shots. Really good round. Kogan says he sees it as a 10-9 first round for Nagashima and a 10-8 second round for Nakajima.
R3- The first part of this round was very scrappy with lots of tie-ups. Nagashima landed a big right dropped Nakajima and he could not answer the bell. Good fight.
With this win Nagashima advances to the K-1 World MAX Final 16. Post-fight Nagashima give an emotional tear-filled speech.
Winner: Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima by KO R3
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
March 27, 2010
HDNet (aired 4/2/2010)
"The Voice" Michael Schiavello is joined by Mike Kogan as the announce crew. Tonight we will see a mini-tournament with the winner advancing to the MAX Final 16. I have not seen much K-1 so I will probably be learning a lot as I watch this show. I think this will be the 2nd full K-1 show I've seen. Schiavello tells us that these Japan Tournaments have seen a lot of knockouts in the past so we could be in for the same here tonight. K-1 International Rules are 3 minute rounds x 3 rounds with 1 extra round in case of a draw. 2 knockdowns in 1 round under tournament rules constitutes a TKO. A win is decided by KO, TKO or Judges Decision. The gloves worn are 6 ozs to 10 ozs depending on who is fighting (only flyweights wear the 6ozs, heavyweights wear the 10ozs).
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #1- Ryuji vs. Yasuhiro Kido
Kido is a former K-1 MAX Japan Champion.
R1- Ryuji hit Kido with a short right hand in the corner early and Kido took a standing count from the ref. Kido opened up and landed some nice strikes. Both guys landing good shots. Kido's nose has been busted open. Kido swept Ryuji's feet out from under him at the end of the round. Really strong opening round.
R2- Good action in the second round. Looked pretty even. Kogan says Kido needs a knockout in the third round to win.
R3- Ryuji hit a nice right hand and Kido responded by kneeing him in the balls. Both guys throwing some good strikes in the final round. This one goes to the judges score cards. First judge went to Ryuji, second judge called it a draw and third judge went to Ryuji. Schiavello calls this a "major" upset. Ryuji advances to the semi-finals.
Winner: Ryuji by Decision (Majority)
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #2- Yuji Nashiro vs. Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima (14-5)
Schiavello says Nagashima is a "controversial cross-dresser". This should be interesting. The winner of this fight will face Ryuji in the semi-finals. Nagashima is 1-3 in K-1 with 1 knockout. Nagashima has a 77% KO ratio. Nagashima is coming into this fight on a three fight losing streak all lost by knockout.
R1- Nagashima dropped Nashiro very quickly with a big left hand and Nashiro got a standing 8 count. These guys are really going after each other. Nashiro nailed another left hand and this one is over in under a minute. Kogan points out that he's not a cross-dresser he just likes to dress up in character. Schiavello says that in Austrailia they call that a cross-dresser and Kogan agrees that in the US we do to.
Winner: Yuichiro Nagashima by TKO R1 0:39
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #3- Hiroki Nakajima vs. Tatsuji
Tatsuji is a 2-time Japan Tournament runner-up.
R1- Really even round with some good action.
R2- Tatsuji got knocked down early in the round and got a standing 8 count and then immediately got knocked down again. Both knock downs looked somewhat questionable. On the second knock down it looked like he just fell moving backward without being struck.
Winner: Hiroki Nakajima by TKO R2
70 kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinal Fight #4- Hinata vs. Yuya Yamamoto
Yamamoto is 5-2 in his last 7 and is considered among the favorites to take this tournament. Schiavello calls him the "sponge" because he can take a lot of damage.
R1- Hinata is landing some good strikes early but Yamamoto keeps coming forward. Hinata 10-9 in the first round.
R2- Hinata continues to land strikes on Yamamoto. Looks like Yamamoto is going to need to finish in order to win this fight.
R3- Yamamoto taking lots of shots to the head. Hinata is getting tired and Yamamoto is starting to land some more strikes but there is only one minute left in the fight. Yamamoto is going to take this one and two of the favorites in this tournament are already gone after the first round. Yamamoto will advance to take on Nakajima in the semi-finals.
Winner: Yuya Yamamoto by Decision (Unanimous)
Super Fight- DJ Taiki vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
Watanabe is a former boxing champion and Taiki has been fighting MMA recently. Watanabe has a pro boxing record of 15-3 with 8 knockouts. This is Taiki's K-1 debut. Taiki's MMA record is 11-6-3.
R1- Watanabe is short but explosive. He's putting a lot of power behind his punches and tried a spinning back fist but whiffed and ended up on the ground. Pretty even round. Watanabe is throwing bombs but hasn't really hit anything yet.
R2- Taiki is hitting a lot of leg kicks. Watanabe still throwing bombs but really not landing anything.
R3- Taiki continues to inflict damage on Watanabe's legs. Watanabe is really limping at this point. Give this fight to Taiki.
Winner: DJ Taiki by Decision (Unanimous)
70 kg Japan Tournament Semi-Final Fight #1- Ryuji vs. Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
R1- Nagashima lands some good strikes and got Ryuji on the ropes and floored him with punches. Nagashima cornered Ryuji again and just landed punches until Ryuji couldn't stand up anymore. Really strong showing by Nagashima and he's had 2 short fights so far so he's no doubt the favorite to win the final.
Winner: Yuchiro Nagashima by TKO R1 1:44
70 kg Japan Tournament Semi-Final Fight #2- Hiroki Nakajima vs. Hinata
R1- Hinata is throwing lots of leg kicks early but he got destroyed by a right hand and took a face plant into the mat and could not answer the 10 count.
Winner: Hiroki Nakajima by KO R1 0:58
Yuuki vs. Shintaro Matsukura
This is from earlier in the show while the fans were still filling into the event. Yuuki has a sweet mullet.
R1-Shintaro looks good early and is landing some nice strikes. Pretty good first round and Shintaro looks good so far. Both of these kids are under 20.
R2- Both guys just threw down about half way through the round and Shintaro dropped Yuuki and he got the standing 8 count. Shintaro knocked him down again about 10 seconds after he got up. Really good showing by Shintaro.
Winner: Shintaro Matsukura by TKO R2
Yojiro Uchimura vs. Hiroyuki Owatari
This is another under-card fight. Yojiro is wearing some sweet purple tights.
R1- Owatari really started to land good strikes towards the end of the round and the ref gave Uchimura a standing 8 count. Owatari caught him again and knocked him down.
R2- Owatari continued his onslaught at the beginning of this round. Owatari landed a good counter punch that floored Uchimura and that was all she wrote.
Winner: Hiroyuki Owatari by TKO R2
Luis Kubozono vs. Yukihiro Komiya
This is another pre-show fight. Schiavello and Kogan admire Kubozono's hairy chest before the fight.
R1- Komiya hit a big right hand and got a knock down with about 50 seconds left in the round.
R2- Komiya has bloodied up Kubozono. Komiya really pulling ahead in this fight.
R3- The doctor stopped this fight with 1:18 left in the fight due to the damage inflicted by Komiya.
Winner: Yukihiro Komiya by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) R3
Super Fight- Kosuke Komiyama vs. Takehero Murahama
Back to the regular show now. I'm pretty sure this is the same Murahama that wrestled (or could still be wrestling for) Osaka Pro in Japan. If you are a pro wrestling fan run, don't walk, to your nearest google search bar and find a video of the Takehiro Murahama/Jushin Thunder Liger versus Naomichi Marufuji/KENTA tag-team match from June of 2003. That was an awesome match that was part of an epic series of tag-team matches for KENTA and Marufuji.
R1- Komiyama has a big height advantage in this fight. Komiyama definitely getting the better of Murahama in the early going as he looks a little lost. Komiyama hit a rolling heel kick that landed. First round definitely in favor of Komiyama.
R2- Komiyama hit a good knee mid-way through the round and quickly followed with another one that floored Murahama and he got a standing 8 count. Komiyama landed a fantastic front kick to the face and the ref stepped in and did a standing 8 count and then stopped the fight.
Winner: Kosuke Komiyama by TKO (Ref Stoppage) R2
Super Fight- Yoshihiro Sato vs. Danilo Zanolini
This was supposed to be Sato versus Giorgio Petrosyan (who is the current K-1 World MAX champion) but Petrosyan dropped out about a week or two ago and said he was having surgery. Schiavello says they don't know a lot about Zanolini. Sato is 15-9 in K-1 MAX and 40-11 overall. This is Zanolini's K-1 debut.
R1- Zanolini is showing a lot of fight early and throwing lots of different kicks. Sato has a big height advantage but isn't using it yet. Sato is landing a lot of leg kicks in the later half of this round. Tough first round to call. Kogan says Sato is a slow starter so it will be interesting to see how much he can turn it up.
R2- Sato is really peppering Zanolini's legs. Sato hit a big knee to the body that floored Zanolini and it looked like he broke a rib and this one is over.
Winner: Yoshihiro Sato by TKO (Ref Stoppage) R2
70kg Japan Tournament Final: Hiroki Nakajima vs. Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
This should be a good fight. Nakajima won his first fight in the second round and then dispatched of his second opponent in less than a minute. Nagashima has won both of his fights in the first round. Nakajima is only 21 years old. I feel sorry for Schiavello and Kogan in this one as it's Nakajima versus Nagashima. Gonna be some tongue twisters in this one. Nagashima has lots of dancing Japanese girls in crazy dresses and he comes out in full dress with a broom. Crazy stuff. Apparently the ref in this fight won the Japanese version of Dancing with the Stars!
R1- Nagashima is starting to land some good strikes in he middle of the round. Nagashima landed a round kick to the head but didn't have anything behind it. This is the third fight for both of these guys and they are definitely tired. Lots of wild strikes thrown in the last 10 seconds of the round.
R2- Nagashima went for a flying knee but instead got dropped by a good combo by Nakajima and got a standing 8 count. Nakajima is landing some good strikes. Both guys landing good shots. Really good round. Kogan says he sees it as a 10-9 first round for Nagashima and a 10-8 second round for Nakajima.
R3- The first part of this round was very scrappy with lots of tie-ups. Nagashima landed a big right dropped Nakajima and he could not answer the bell. Good fight.
With this win Nagashima advances to the K-1 World MAX Final 16. Post-fight Nagashima give an emotional tear-filled speech.
Winner: Yuchiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima by KO R3
Saturday, January 17, 2009
K-1/DREAM Dynamite 12/31/08 Show Re-Cap
K-1/DREAM Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008
December 31, 2008
Saitama Super Arena,
Saitama, Japan
DREAM Open-Weight Fight- Ikuhisa Minowa (40-19-8) vs. Errol Zimmerman 0-0)
R1- Minowa pretty much immediately got a take down and submission due to a leg hold.
Winner: Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (Toe Hold) R1 1:01
K-1 (156.5 pounds) Fight- Yoshihiro Sato vs. Artur Kyshenko
This was fought under K-1 rules.
R1- Artur took a slight advantage in this round with a brief knockdown and hit a really nice spinning back fist.
R2- Artur got a kick for a knockdown and then basically got a trip for a second one. Good round.
R3- Artur basically controlled this round and got a take down. This was a good and competitive fight.
Winner: Artur Kyshenko by Majority Decision
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Bob Sapp (9-3-1) vs. Akihito Tanaka (0-0)
Tanaka wore a fish mask to the ring and fought in it. I think this was supposed to be a "comedy" fight but man it was bad.
R1- The first 4 minutes were controlled by the guy in the fish mask. He got Sapp down and Sapp was like a turtle on his back. Sapp finally got back to his feet and finished the guy off. Embarrassing fight.
Winner: Bob Sapp by TKO (punches) R1 5:22
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Semmy Schilt (25-14-1) vs. Siala Siliga (3-0)
R1- Siliga controlled most of the fight keeping Schilt on his back but Schilt was able to get a triangle from his back to get the win.
Winner: Semmy Schilt by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 5:31
DREAM (176.4 pounds) Fight- Hayato Sakurai (33-8-2) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (2-5-1)
Shibata is a former New Japan Pro Wrestler who has more heart than brains. Coming into this fight he is 2-5-1 and regularly takes on fights that he is almost no chance of winning (he has already fought Ralek Gracie, Kazushi Sakuraba, Jason Miller and Yoshihiro Akiyama in his young career). Sakurai is highly favored to win this fight. Shibata has a height advantage going for him.
R1- Shibata runs straight for him at the beginning and it almost looks like Sakurai tries to hit him with a leg lariot as they collide in mid-air. They go toe to toe right after each other from the opening bell. Hayato gets on top with some Ground and Pound but also gets bloodied up around his eyes. Hayato finally finished off the tough Shibata with a TKO at the 7 minute mark. Decent fight- a lot better than the first 3 DREAM fights.
Winner: Hayato Sakurai by TKO (Punches) R1 7:01
K-1 (154.3 pounds) Fight- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kozo Takeda
This was fought under K-1 rules.
R1- Kawajiri quickly got a knock down and Takeda got a standing 10 count. Kawajiri was just all over him hitting huge uppercuts. Takeda's nose was busted open really badly. Kawajiri got a jumping knee knockdown and Takeda again took a standing 10 count but Kawajiri quickly finished him off. Kawajiri looked AWSOME in this fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri by TKO R1
K-1 Heavyweight Fight- Alistair Overeem vs. Badr Hari
R1- Overeem hit a giant knee early in round 1 and then got a left handed KO. Domination.
Winner: Alistair Overeen by TKO R1
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (23-6-2) vs. Hong Man Choi (1-1)
Cro Cop got destroyed in his last fight against Alistair Overeem but was able to get a "no decision" out of it when he took a low blow and could not continue. Overeem wanted a re-match on this show but Cro Cop wanted no part of that. Instead Cro Cop takes on a 7'2" 352 lb giant who has little to no mobility. All Cro Cop needs to do here is stay out of his reach for the first couple of minutes until he tires out.This guy lost to Fedor last year in under two minutes.
R1- Hong Man is winning the fight early. Cro Cop nails Hong Man with a low blow. Hong Man gets up from the low blow and then Cro Cop destroys his leg with one kick to the knee. Cro Cop looked bored.
Winner: Cro Cop TKO (Low Kick) R1 6:32
K-1 Gegard Mousasi vs. Musashi
Mousasi is a Top 10 (maybe Top 5) Middleweight MMA fighter with superior submissions. He's had a great year.
R1- Mousasi shows great stand up in this fight and gets a quick knock down. He gets another knock down by basically pushing Musashi down. He gets a third knock down of the fight and gets a standing 10 count. Mousasi finally finishes him off. He just basically ate his lunch in this fight. Fantastic showing by Mousasi.
Winner: Gegard Mousasi by TKO R1
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Melvin Manhoef (22-5-1) vs. Mark Hunt (5-4)
Manhoef destroyed Sakuraba (who is in the Main Event tonight) last year before losing to Gegard Mousasi in the Dream Middleweight Grand Prix. Hunt has lost his last 3 matches. He has lost to Alistair Overeem, Fedor Emelianenko, and Josh Barnett (all Top 10 Heavyweights). Manhoef has a weight disadvantage in this fight. Hunt holds victories over Wanderlei Silva and Cro Cop in a past life.
R1- Hunt charged right in and ate a big right hook and then Manhoef reigned down shots on him until the ref stopped the fight.
Winner: Melvin Manhoef by KO (punches) R1 0:18
WAMMA Light Heavyweight Title Fight- Eddie Alvarez (15-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (18-3)
Both of these guys are legit Top 5 Lightweights. Alvarez is a Fighter of the Year Candidate and has had two of the most exciting fights in all of MMA this year (Hansen and Kawajiri). Aoki is a jiu jitsu beast who has beaten JZ Cavalcante (had a very controversial no contest and then just rode JZ to a lay and pray victory in the re-match), Katsuhiko Nagata, Todd Moore and Caol Uno in 2008. His only loss in 2008 was to Joachim Hansen in the finals of the Dream Lightweight tournament in which both guys fought twice that night and Hansen was filling in for an injured Alvarez.
This is defnitely the most anticipated fight of the show. Alvarez comes out to "The Champ is Here." Aoki is wearing his trade mark HIDEOUSLY UGLY tights. For this fight they are pink and yellow.
R1- Aoki grabbed an Alvarez kick shortly into the fight and took him down. Aoki grabbed a heel hook. Alvarez tried to counter but Aoki just had to good of a grip and Alvarez tapped. Very impressive showing for Aoki. He's one of the top jiu jitsu guys going in MMA and his jiu jitsu trumped Alvarez's stand up before Alvarez could even get going tonight.
Winner and new WAMMA Lightweight Champion: Shinya Aoki by Submission (Heel Hook) R1 1:32
DREAM Fight- Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (24-11-1)
I'm not going to lie. This fight put me to sleep. From what I can remember Tamura controlled and got some good Ground and Pound in during the first round. Sakuraba basically just fought to stay in the fight and tried to grab submissions where possible.
Winner: Kiyoshi Tamura by Decision (Unanimous)
This was not a good show. Aoki, Kawajiri and Mousasi were really impressive in their victories. Joachim Hansen vs JZ was unfortunately cancelled but I don't think that could have saved this wreck.
December 31, 2008
Saitama Super Arena,
Saitama, Japan
DREAM Open-Weight Fight- Ikuhisa Minowa (40-19-8) vs. Errol Zimmerman 0-0)
R1- Minowa pretty much immediately got a take down and submission due to a leg hold.
Winner: Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (Toe Hold) R1 1:01
K-1 (156.5 pounds) Fight- Yoshihiro Sato vs. Artur Kyshenko
This was fought under K-1 rules.
R1- Artur took a slight advantage in this round with a brief knockdown and hit a really nice spinning back fist.
R2- Artur got a kick for a knockdown and then basically got a trip for a second one. Good round.
R3- Artur basically controlled this round and got a take down. This was a good and competitive fight.
Winner: Artur Kyshenko by Majority Decision
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Bob Sapp (9-3-1) vs. Akihito Tanaka (0-0)
Tanaka wore a fish mask to the ring and fought in it. I think this was supposed to be a "comedy" fight but man it was bad.
R1- The first 4 minutes were controlled by the guy in the fish mask. He got Sapp down and Sapp was like a turtle on his back. Sapp finally got back to his feet and finished the guy off. Embarrassing fight.
Winner: Bob Sapp by TKO (punches) R1 5:22
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Semmy Schilt (25-14-1) vs. Siala Siliga (3-0)
R1- Siliga controlled most of the fight keeping Schilt on his back but Schilt was able to get a triangle from his back to get the win.
Winner: Semmy Schilt by Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 5:31
DREAM (176.4 pounds) Fight- Hayato Sakurai (33-8-2) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (2-5-1)
Shibata is a former New Japan Pro Wrestler who has more heart than brains. Coming into this fight he is 2-5-1 and regularly takes on fights that he is almost no chance of winning (he has already fought Ralek Gracie, Kazushi Sakuraba, Jason Miller and Yoshihiro Akiyama in his young career). Sakurai is highly favored to win this fight. Shibata has a height advantage going for him.
R1- Shibata runs straight for him at the beginning and it almost looks like Sakurai tries to hit him with a leg lariot as they collide in mid-air. They go toe to toe right after each other from the opening bell. Hayato gets on top with some Ground and Pound but also gets bloodied up around his eyes. Hayato finally finished off the tough Shibata with a TKO at the 7 minute mark. Decent fight- a lot better than the first 3 DREAM fights.
Winner: Hayato Sakurai by TKO (Punches) R1 7:01
K-1 (154.3 pounds) Fight- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kozo Takeda
This was fought under K-1 rules.
R1- Kawajiri quickly got a knock down and Takeda got a standing 10 count. Kawajiri was just all over him hitting huge uppercuts. Takeda's nose was busted open really badly. Kawajiri got a jumping knee knockdown and Takeda again took a standing 10 count but Kawajiri quickly finished him off. Kawajiri looked AWSOME in this fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri by TKO R1
K-1 Heavyweight Fight- Alistair Overeem vs. Badr Hari
R1- Overeem hit a giant knee early in round 1 and then got a left handed KO. Domination.
Winner: Alistair Overeen by TKO R1
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (23-6-2) vs. Hong Man Choi (1-1)
Cro Cop got destroyed in his last fight against Alistair Overeem but was able to get a "no decision" out of it when he took a low blow and could not continue. Overeem wanted a re-match on this show but Cro Cop wanted no part of that. Instead Cro Cop takes on a 7'2" 352 lb giant who has little to no mobility. All Cro Cop needs to do here is stay out of his reach for the first couple of minutes until he tires out.This guy lost to Fedor last year in under two minutes.
R1- Hong Man is winning the fight early. Cro Cop nails Hong Man with a low blow. Hong Man gets up from the low blow and then Cro Cop destroys his leg with one kick to the knee. Cro Cop looked bored.
Winner: Cro Cop TKO (Low Kick) R1 6:32
K-1 Gegard Mousasi vs. Musashi
Mousasi is a Top 10 (maybe Top 5) Middleweight MMA fighter with superior submissions. He's had a great year.
R1- Mousasi shows great stand up in this fight and gets a quick knock down. He gets another knock down by basically pushing Musashi down. He gets a third knock down of the fight and gets a standing 10 count. Mousasi finally finishes him off. He just basically ate his lunch in this fight. Fantastic showing by Mousasi.
Winner: Gegard Mousasi by TKO R1
DREAM Heavyweight Fight- Melvin Manhoef (22-5-1) vs. Mark Hunt (5-4)
Manhoef destroyed Sakuraba (who is in the Main Event tonight) last year before losing to Gegard Mousasi in the Dream Middleweight Grand Prix. Hunt has lost his last 3 matches. He has lost to Alistair Overeem, Fedor Emelianenko, and Josh Barnett (all Top 10 Heavyweights). Manhoef has a weight disadvantage in this fight. Hunt holds victories over Wanderlei Silva and Cro Cop in a past life.
R1- Hunt charged right in and ate a big right hook and then Manhoef reigned down shots on him until the ref stopped the fight.
Winner: Melvin Manhoef by KO (punches) R1 0:18
WAMMA Light Heavyweight Title Fight- Eddie Alvarez (15-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (18-3)
Both of these guys are legit Top 5 Lightweights. Alvarez is a Fighter of the Year Candidate and has had two of the most exciting fights in all of MMA this year (Hansen and Kawajiri). Aoki is a jiu jitsu beast who has beaten JZ Cavalcante (had a very controversial no contest and then just rode JZ to a lay and pray victory in the re-match), Katsuhiko Nagata, Todd Moore and Caol Uno in 2008. His only loss in 2008 was to Joachim Hansen in the finals of the Dream Lightweight tournament in which both guys fought twice that night and Hansen was filling in for an injured Alvarez.
This is defnitely the most anticipated fight of the show. Alvarez comes out to "The Champ is Here." Aoki is wearing his trade mark HIDEOUSLY UGLY tights. For this fight they are pink and yellow.
R1- Aoki grabbed an Alvarez kick shortly into the fight and took him down. Aoki grabbed a heel hook. Alvarez tried to counter but Aoki just had to good of a grip and Alvarez tapped. Very impressive showing for Aoki. He's one of the top jiu jitsu guys going in MMA and his jiu jitsu trumped Alvarez's stand up before Alvarez could even get going tonight.
Winner and new WAMMA Lightweight Champion: Shinya Aoki by Submission (Heel Hook) R1 1:32
DREAM Fight- Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (24-11-1)
I'm not going to lie. This fight put me to sleep. From what I can remember Tamura controlled and got some good Ground and Pound in during the first round. Sakuraba basically just fought to stay in the fight and tried to grab submissions where possible.
Winner: Kiyoshi Tamura by Decision (Unanimous)
This was not a good show. Aoki, Kawajiri and Mousasi were really impressive in their victories. Joachim Hansen vs JZ was unfortunately cancelled but I don't think that could have saved this wreck.
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