K-1 MAX 63kg Tournament to Stream Live and for Free June 25
by Fraser Coffeen on Jun 18, 2011 1:12 AM EDT
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K-1 will host their first event of 2011 next weekend as they present the K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament FINAL next Saturday, June 25. Just announced - this event will be streamed live and for free throughout the world. K-1 will stream the event through numerous channels, including YouTube, UStream, and Facebook. Here are the details, courtesy of K-1.
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament FINAL / Live Broadcasting -
Date: 3:30pm, June 25th
Price: Free
Broadcasting on:
K-1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://www.k-1.co.jp/YouTube Live: K-1 Channel
http://www.youtube.com/K1Ustream: K-1 Channel
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/k1-channelK-1 Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/K1officialPP Live
http://www.pplive.com
The event is the 2nd K-1 -63kg tournament. Last year's inaugural event was won by Tetsuya Yamato, and ended up being one of the best kickboxing shows of 2010. This year once again focuses on Japanese fighters, and while it lacks the big international names of the typical K-1 Grand Prix events, it is still a line-up that should deliver a great night of action. The complete card is as follows:
Quarter-Final #1: Tetsuya Yamato vs. HIROYA
Quarter-Final #2: Koya Urabe vs. Yuki
Quarter Final #3: Yuta Kubo vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Quarter-Final #4: Ryuji Kajiwara vs. Masaaki Noiri
Semi-Final #1: Yamato/Hiroya Winner vs. Urabe/Yuki Winner
Semi-Final #2: Kubo/Saiga Winner vs. Kajiwara/Noiri Winner
Final
Reserve Fight: Yuto Watanabe vs. Toshiki Taniyama
Reserve Fight: Shohei Asahara vs. Koji Yoshimoto
Super Fight: Yoshihiro Sato vs. Albert Kraus
Opening Fights:
KOjiman vs. Hideto Fujii
Takayoshi Kitayama vs. Gentaro
Akihiro Kimura vs. Yuji Tanaka
Shingo Yokoyama vs. Yasuomi Soda
Check back next week for more coverage on this event.
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Great...
All I need is another excuse to sit in front of my PC on a Saturday
"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something"...The Dread Pirate Roberts
They list a 3:30 start time in Japan, which translates to 2:30 am EST here in the US. A late night, but it will be worth it!
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by Fraser Coffeen on Jun 18, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
so 2:30am Saturday right, which means 11:30pm for the west coast?
by stiffUpperLip on Jun 21, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Love these little guys. Kubo, Saiga, and Yamato are tons of fun to watch. Last year’s -63 kg tournament was a highlight for me.
I was one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement.
The guys in this year’s tournament are pretty much all an absolute blast to watch – maybe not Hiroya, but 7 out of 8 is not too bad. Really looking forward to this.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Jun 18, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, though I kinda like Hiroya, even though they seem to be shoving him down our throats as the potential next Masato. But I hope Yamato lights him up. My family is from Nagoya, so he’s the hometown boy.
Yuta Kubo vs. Kizaemon Saiga in the 3rd QF is straight FIRE (not Harada)
I was one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement.
This is...
Awesome.
I ain’t stayed up this late since Dynamite.
by Sergio Hernandez on Jun 18, 2011 12:32 AM EDT reply actions
K-1 should be more popular
It really is it’s own breed of fighting even if it’s just one style.
by Mixed Martial Arts on Jun 18, 2011 2:48 AM EDT reply actions
This is awesome news
Last years tournament was great, very entertaining. It looks like there are a lot of the same fighters on this years card, so I’ll expect it to deliver as well. I’d recommend anyone even remotely interested in high-paced and technical kickboxing to not miss this one! I think I’ll might be rooting for Saiga.. I like his pretty boy / bad boy image, plus he’s a very good fighter of course. Looking forward to it.
at first sight, I hated him
but he quickly won me over. He’s got a unique style. Sorta that straight-backed, in-and-out, Karate style, but not afraid to throw unorthodox, flashy kicks. I’m not sure if he’s durable enough to handle the aggression that Kubo is likely to bring, though.
I was one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement.
I like Saiga, but I think Kubo is too strategic a fighter for him. Should be a good fight.
It’s funny, I was also anti-Saiga at first, but he won me over too. The things that really sold me on him was this little kids’ tournament K-1 promoted over in Japan. Saiga was the coach for a bunch of the kids, and his interactions with them were really great. What can I say, I am a sucker.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Jun 18, 2011 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice gifs
Yes, he is quite entertaining to watch. Like I mentioned I also like his cocky style. He reminds me of Narcis Prince from the old Super Punch-Out game.
by Horselover Fat on Jun 18, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
NIGHT CREW.....
ASSEMBLE!!
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jun 18, 2011 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
I wish Saenchai would've been in this,
even though he’s naturally like 130 lbs, I think he would still clean up shop. Knocked Yamato’s ass out.
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Come on, you know we can’t allow the Thai in K-1.. they’d just win it all, and what fun would that be?
by Horselover Fat on Jun 21, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
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