When Karate MASTER Hiroki Akimoto Took On China's TOP Kickboxer 😱
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Before bantamweight kickboxing king Hiroki Akimoto defends his crown against Thai superstar Petchtanong Petchfurgus at ONE 163 on November 19, relive his show-stopping performance against Chinese striking ace Qiu Jianliang in 2021!
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Akimoto defends his crown against Thai star Petchtanong Petchfergus in the main event of ONE 163! Who ya got? 🔥 #ONE163 | November 19
@noicetv2506
Жыл бұрын
Akimoto 💯 🔥
@xavierwilks2629
Жыл бұрын
He got dropped 16 TIMES!! How much did his team pay for cheat the Chinese fighter??
@andrewcarlton8069
Жыл бұрын
Akimoto 100%
@B.G.216
Жыл бұрын
Someone had to lose? 🤷🏼♂️
@chrishooper8260
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewcarlton8069 sorry Andrew. It could have went either way.
The timing on those leg sweeps was masterful! Great fight
@feokazaki
Жыл бұрын
I feel the athlete was not in his straight mind once his coach began to ask for a knockout. Karate is more grounded, slow... but also stronger (in my opinion). So, if the fighter began to let the heat take up the mind, he'd blind himself for the adversary movement. Most of the sweeps happened at the end, after coach starts yelling "Finish him". Before that, Akimoto was more aware of spacing and rhythm.
@algladyou
Жыл бұрын
I thougjt china would have won with all those sweeps. In real fight. Japan lost already.
@strikingmachine2975
Жыл бұрын
they both threw almost all Round Kicks. almost no side kicks, front kicks, or hook kicks. hmmmm...
@fredkelly6953
Жыл бұрын
But that's all he had. Masterful they may have been but how much damage were they doing.
@geraldfisher6475
Жыл бұрын
@@algladyou this is a sport, leg sweeps are useless in this sport.
The skillset BOTH of these guys have is incredible. Great fight.
I think that Qiu timed the sweeps so well because he made the read that sometimes Akimoto's kicks were charged up for power, and that he often threw combinations in a left-right pattern, where the left or right punch was usually followed by its opposite kick. Awesome fight though.
Red guys timing is insane can definitely tell it’s years and years of practice
@UnitedPebbles
10 ай бұрын
Fell to the floor so many times. I think it is kind of embarrassing?
@AbzinoTheFirst
4 ай бұрын
@@UnitedPebblesit’s called a leg sweep genius and it doesn’t count towards points so it’s pointless. There’s no embarrassment in kickboxing or martial arts in general so please don’t speak if you don’t understand
@acegikm
3 ай бұрын
@@UnitedPebbles Go away.
I'm not sure why the guy that spent half the fight on the mat won, but they were both very good. Their conditioning is impressive.
@MMA-gb6to
8 ай бұрын
the rule is " japaneses win"
@cynical072
7 ай бұрын
Since this is not a Muay Thai or Sanda match, leg sweeps don't score points.
@jiazhenwang7494
7 ай бұрын
I think in one's kickbox rule, Knockdowns, Damage (internal, accumulated, and superficial), Number of clean strikes, Aggression, and cage/ring generalship (superior positioning), all count in judging criteria. In this game, Akimoto has been knocked down more but he caused more damage and clean strikes on his opponent.
@jiazhenwang7494
7 ай бұрын
@@MMA-gb6to Not really, I think in one's kickbox rule, Knockdowns, Damage (internal, accumulated, and superficial), Number of clean strikes, Aggression, and cage/ring generalship (superior positioning), all count in judging criteria. In this game, Akimoto has been knocked down more but he caused more damage and clean strikes on his opponent.
@jiazhenwang7494
7 ай бұрын
@@cynical072 Wait, I think in one's kickbox rule, Knockdowns, Damage (internal, accumulated, and superficial), Number of clean strikes, Aggression, and cage/ring generalship (superior positioning), all count in judging criteria. In this game, Akimoto has been knocked down more but he caused more damage and clean strikes on his opponent.
Wow just incredible skill from both fighters. Their stamina and body conditioning is beyond most fighters I have ever seen.
@dinhphoto
10 ай бұрын
Agree ,,,,,,!!!!!!
great fight! I love Chinese guy's sweeps. Akimoto's aggressiveness is unstoppable.
Those leg kicks are brutal
The stability,and power of the china guy! as if he were rooted to the canvas, unshakeable...Akimoto was a relentless beast though..both guys have speed, power and accuracy that was commendable...
The guy in red should’ve won, he was moping the floor with all those sweeps.
@porters.5811
9 ай бұрын
I disagree. He only landed a few during the whole fight (the beginning is a compilation), and if you watch again, I think you'll find he was always on the defensive and was taking all the damage. Great fight with two great fighters nonetheless.
@user-iw1dy8wr4r
6 ай бұрын
@@porters.5811 hehehe in real fighting if you are fell several times of course many wound in your body
@UsDiYoNa
6 ай бұрын
@@user-iw1dy8wr4rtell me you’ve never been in a fight without telling me you’ve never been in a fight. Blanket generalizations like that are born of ignorance.
@EpsteinsRope
5 ай бұрын
You just admitted Akimoto did a lot more damage, so why would you rob him by awarding the win to the guy who got out-struck and banged up? Because he landed a few leg sweeps? That's just silly.
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
@@EpsteinsRopeThese are people who don't really think through things on a grander scale. Same people who probably voted for Brandon.
That was an incredibly high level fight❤
@begriprespect3316
Жыл бұрын
Yes very professional high level
As a Kyokushin practitioner, I have nothing but respect for these Warriors. Osu!
Akimotos one two plus head kick is so fast it’s like another hand magically appears.
@crisalcantara7671
Жыл бұрын
i know right
@nomerzy7309
10 ай бұрын
Kicking fast but not hitting the point makes it dangerous, it's just a show.
That's what distinguish a fighter with commoners, being swept over and over again doesnt break Akimoto's mental, if I were him I had must be thinking "damn man he's nullifying me, he's got an anti of my techniques" and yet he always stand up keep throwing his deadly combo as powerful ever. His combo is taxing but he keeps on delivering it without any sign of exhaustion, what a physic.
@lookin4betterdayz
Жыл бұрын
If I got swept like that nonstop I woulda cried
@EroBotan
11 ай бұрын
thanks, now i know which one is akimoto.
@jocoolshow
8 ай бұрын
Sweeps in this rule set don’t impact the fight much. It might be embarrassing at first and annoying later on but nothing that would change the scorecards
@leonardomarquesbellini
8 ай бұрын
In Kyokushin matches are framed as battles of attrition, with no head punches or an emphasis on traditional 10 point scoring methods the bulk of matches simply drag on until one of the fighters collapses from the body blows and can'tget back up in 3 seconds. Any high level Kyokushin karateka should be very used to getting the snot beaten put of him and simply standing up immediately.
Man I wish I had that guy's leg sweeps! Fantastic technique!
A clear win for Qui in my book. Robbed of a victory end of.
@MMA-gb6to
8 ай бұрын
true
@joonoho
8 ай бұрын
its not a robbery just cause u think the other guy won off a yt highlights video
@enpi-me
8 ай бұрын
@@joonoho If it's a highlight why do we only see white shorts laying on the ground for half the video ?
@ricflair4052
8 ай бұрын
true that. maybe the times white shorts fell, points were not deducted for white shorts.
@ricflair4052
8 ай бұрын
@@enpi-me I am very why confused why white shorts still can win , after by swept off the feet and falling down many times.. on the rough concrete road.. he should be bleeding already.
Incredible timing on the sweeps.
These fighters have incredible stamina.
@horustrismegistus1017
Жыл бұрын
And attrition/pain tolerance.
Bro that Chinese guy won in my eyes, bro I've been doing muay thai, kickboxing, judo, bjj All my life and I just don't get the judges.
@FreeAssange_
Жыл бұрын
Stop lying please, hakimoto most clean shots
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
They count most significant strikes landed, not who had the cleanest sweeps.
@michaelehieyem3236
Ай бұрын
The Chinese kick boxer clearly won seriously
Very close fight. I'll give it to Qiu for those leg sweeps...what a timing.
@grandwonder5858
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t give either guy the win so to me it’s a draw.
@awfully.average
Жыл бұрын
Alas under one fc sweeps no points
@PauloLz
Жыл бұрын
@@grandwonder5858 it's the first time that i see both fighters, but Akimoto blocked/checked pretty much all Qiu's punches/kicks.... All he was abble to do where those masterful sweeps, but that is nowhere near enough for a draw, because Akimoto was vicious with his attacks (specially the 1~2~kick, those kicks were brutal)
@Wonyoungpower
Жыл бұрын
@@PauloLz And they were even trying to say Qiu was better because he would've won in Sanda's rules lol.
@Go4Broke247
Жыл бұрын
Would've have gave them an extra round.
i felt that the leg sweeper guy should win
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
With only four leg sweeps? Akimoto landed at least a 100 shots. So you think four leg sweeps make up for 100 shots?
The Chi guy is clearly stronger and tougher. I think he deserves the win for all those sweeps.
@blackangel1690
Жыл бұрын
But Japanese guy is better than the Chinese because of his accurate kick and hard punch combo !
@noahmontgomery9902
Жыл бұрын
Sweeps aren’t scored under kickboxing rules, only under Muay Thai rules
@Nick-dr4ec
Жыл бұрын
@@blackangel1690 in real fight the Chinese would win though
@blackangel1690
Жыл бұрын
@@Nick-dr4ec Yes, surely because of his sweep ! I just wonder why this Japanese fighter get legs kicked and fell to the ground easily because when it come to fighting Japan > China ! 🤔
@jadestep9624
Жыл бұрын
@@noahmontgomery9902 That is new to me. Why is that exactly? Is there some sort of technicality as to why?
Amazing , falls 50 times and still wins.
@aquaticlibrary
8 ай бұрын
Those are highlights. Akimoto won most exchanges in the full fight
@user-in5kc9eu8b
8 ай бұрын
@@aquaticlibrary because sweeps doesn't count any points which is ridiculous..Because in real combat, kicking the opponent to the ground is clearly a huge advantage
@MMA-gb6to
8 ай бұрын
@@aquaticlibrary i bet Japanese hosted the game
@achtungbaby2009
8 ай бұрын
judges already well paid @@MMA-gb6to
@Kamingo170
7 ай бұрын
@@user-in5kc9eu8bgood thing this isn't a real fight 😂
If you watch some of these exchanges in slomo you see how they perfected their craft. This is such high level its INSANE
I think the guy in red shorts was actually winning, the one in white shorts spent a lot of time on the floor
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
Not really. He got swepped quite a bit but also he landed way more significant strikes.
Akimoto with beautiful combinations and kicks. Qui is damn tough man, i was starting to get sickened see him take so many low kicks and seeing his legs start to change color.
@michaeldubery3593
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure he must be a sanda fighter, I recognised him sometimes going for a grab over the low kick with his foot planted rather than lift his knee to check. In sanda rules the Chinese guy would've done way more damage. Catching a kick and aggressively converting into a sweep/throw really exhausts the opponent
Wild part is that Qiu Jianliang's sweeps outside the ring would have done serious damage. He won the fight, but lost the kickboxing match.
The Commentaries bias for the Japanese fighter was unbelievably overwhelming! The Chinese guy was way more consistent with awesome leg sweeps! The Chinese guy should've won...especially in a real fight!
@user-ai-111-kyng-9
6 ай бұрын
Japs paid off the judges
Amazing fight. I think Chinese guy won.
man this is so high level I was rooting for both of them
I'll give it to Qiu for the leg sweeps and so many of them
Hopefully Qiu can get another match scheduled. He hasn't fought for almost a year, and ONE is wasting the (few) years of his prime left.
@Asskiller2011
Жыл бұрын
I think at least 2 years
@JesusChrist2000BC
Жыл бұрын
One is terrible with scheduling. A million fighters signed and half of them haven't fought in forever.
really caught me by surprised that the Karate guy won, like how many times has he fell on the ground? surely?
@vincentnin1
4 ай бұрын
if u fall due to being outbalanced that doesnt deduct to your score
@Xind0898
4 ай бұрын
@@vincentnin1 yea I mean you don't usually fall if you weren't out of balanced...
@vincentnin1
4 ай бұрын
@@Xind0898 therefore its not relavant even u fall hundred times
@Xind0898
4 ай бұрын
@@vincentnin1 no. if I caused you to lose balance. and you fell because you lose balance. I should gain something...
@vincentnin1
4 ай бұрын
@@Xind0898 watch again. he fell many times most of that were because he was out of balance not because he was hit 🤦
Qiu was the better I reckon. The other guy can't stay on his feet.
A very technical fight between two equally proficient and competent fighters. I enjoyed watching Akimoto's game plan and how he delivered a mixed approach between strikes and kicks. Both fighters were delivering and receiving multiple power shots the entire match. Quality upload!
@fredatlas4396
10 ай бұрын
Which one is Akimoto
@Joooo89
5 ай бұрын
@@fredatlas4396White one
These 2 are very evenly matched. Great fight 👏
judge were not watching...😂😂 this decision is a joke
All I heard was “Okimoto.” Does the China’s kickboxer have a name?
@kodykindhart5644
Жыл бұрын
Petchtanong Petchfurgus
@harrykou4379
Жыл бұрын
qiu jianliang
@harrykou4379
Жыл бұрын
邱建良
@ricardomachado6792
2 ай бұрын
@@harrykou4379 Thanks lol
the jury's decision is ridiculous, the white pants was knocked on the floor so many times he d be put out of his misery in a real fight really fast.
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
If it were anyone else the fight would have been over in the first round due to Akimoto's combos. The sweeps set him off-balance but that was literally Qiu's only offense. Akimoto completely dismantled him as evidenced by the fact that QIu's body, head and legs were completely bruised up from the incessant pressure and non-stop combos AKimoto laid on him.
This is one of the best fight ive ever seen! Both of them very intelligent and technically flawless
Who hit the deck the most was the loser.
Fast, durable and good-aiming guys. Great defence too. It was interesting to watch. They both knew what they were doing.
How did those sweeps not give Qiu the win?! The scoring is weird under these rules.
@yangerjamir0906
11 ай бұрын
The fighters probably knows the point scoring system that's why Akimoto didn't care much about getting leg sweeped time and time again.
@JAFrk
9 ай бұрын
Think about it this way, if leg sweeps gave more points, aki would have put more practice and emphasis in defending against them.
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
Because four sweeps versus numerous combos doesn't give you the win. Akimoto was landing four to ten shots per every one sweep from Qiu. Akimoto scored overall more points with more significant shots.
Holy shank! These two guys are lethal. 👏👏👏
This is highest level of kickboxing, i would not want to be in a ring with any of those guys
@ryananggoro493
Жыл бұрын
The referee literally bothering this fight 🤣
@joshuaaruokhai5401
Жыл бұрын
@@ryananggoro493 I thought I was the only one that noticed it 😂
@ThePeacePlant
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't mind being in the ring with them. Maybe you are just a scared dude
@ryananggoro493
Жыл бұрын
@@ThePeacePlant u can't take hint do you
@TAROTAI
Жыл бұрын
Why? Are you a fighter or you like to see men hug & kiss
During the battle I thought Chinese guy is better for winning position as Hakimoto consecutively down floor by the opponent's kicks
Commentary bias on this bout is beyond belief.
@Truth614
Жыл бұрын
I turned off the commentary.
@garrettg6330
Жыл бұрын
I swear the only fighter in the octagon was the Japanese guy. I don’t think a single thing was said for the other guy.
@rehan-ci1tk
Жыл бұрын
The chinese think the sweeps gain him some points but thats not a kickboxing rule. Lmao
@aspenbutler4414
Жыл бұрын
@@rehan-ci1tk it’s a Thai rule. He’s done many Thai fights so he’s probably just using it as a tactic
@Qunyc1985
Жыл бұрын
@@Truth614 instead of being an adult. Great job.
I really like Hiroki Akimoto’s style. He is aggressive but technical at the same time. All of his fight in One Super Series have been entertaining. He 6-1 in ONE and 26-1 overall, so he has a pretty impressive record and resume.
@ccchrv
Жыл бұрын
Akimoto was on the offense the whole time but he didn't really do much damage. He was basically just point sparring. I think its strange how they don't let you grab kicks. That leaves too much offensive freedom for a karate practitioner. He can just flail away and not fear any repercussion. Worst case, is he kets swept
@CabralNick
Жыл бұрын
@@ccchrv Point sparring?? Dude, Akimoto's background is in Kyokushin Karate, he can't point spar... U guys hear Karate automatically assume point fighting. Every opponent that he fought said his kick are a hell of a good kick, even in this fight, in the end, announcing the victory you can notice the Chinese guy's leg all bruised. And dude, it's not because the other didn't cry that you didn't cause damage, this Chinese guy is just too tough, as every competitor at this level.
@ccchrv
Жыл бұрын
@@CabralNick lol the point being made is that he can have a lot of offensive freedom if the opponent isn't allowed to grab kicks and sweeps don't count for points. With that much freedom, you could throw a barrage of off-balanced kicks to score points and not fear the repercussions of the openings you leave once you make your move. I have a Muay Thai and karate background. I'm saying these are flawed combat rules that work too well for certain styles
@Salazarsbizzar
Жыл бұрын
I don't really feel like he landed more clean shots either though. I feel I watched a one sided fight and then the judge's gave the fight to the guy who had no control over it.Even the commentator said the sweeps showed who was in control who was scoring. If completely controlling the pace and man handling your opponent isn't an easy win then obviously kickboxing rules don't dictate who the actual winner is.
@CabralNick
Жыл бұрын
@@Salazarsbizzar You feel that way because of the editing in the video, just watch the original video, you can count the clean shots.
Apart of being sweeping the floor with his butt the whole fight, the karate "master" quickly started using Muay Thai leg defense for the kicks he was eating up 😂
@giovelazquez8872
10 ай бұрын
He dominated the fight
I always support Japan against China, this guy however put a good fight, respect.
Suprise of Judges! How many times Hiroki fell on the ground. They should fight one more round for further result !
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
They were going by total strikes landed not by who had the best looking sweeps. Four sweeps =/= total significant strikes.
Looks like a draw but I guess sweep’s don’t score points here. I am from China and I know that the fighting game isn’t big there, there aren’t that many good coaches or fighters. Qiu is incredible that gave me a new impression on our fighters! Congrats to the Japanese legend!
I'd say the guy in black clearly won
@cashcash5995
3 ай бұрын
You are right .
@g.g.3431
2 ай бұрын
His counters and sweeps are amazing! I dream one day in my life I can even get a bit close to that counter timing
@MrShagification
2 ай бұрын
He clearly didn't. You get rewarded for offense more than defense. He score enough offensively to win.
@fauziibrahim4837
2 ай бұрын
Kalau AKIMOTO vs AKIMOBIL,, agak nya siapa akan menang
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
No. Guy in black got the most sweeps, but look at total hits landed. Akimoto was way more aggressive and scored more total hits.
We all know in reality the Chinese fighter was better... but the scoring system was on the Japanese fighter..
@bryantbagsik9199
Ай бұрын
Try to watch again and see the clear shots. Its not Sanda or Muaythai so the sweep down is not totally scored. If under Muaythai rule of the Chinese won but it's Kickboxing.
Tough as nails both these gents. Wouldn't like to face either. Can feel the pain through the screen! Great fight.
Qiu Jianliang win.
I felt like the other opponent won this match of not a draw. Both fighters are very strong and skill fighters but I would have gave it to the Chinese in this fight...
@Billy-bc8pk
2 ай бұрын
He didn't land half as many significant strikes.
qiu jianliang is a typically sanda fighter. he always try to grab leg. in rules of sanda you can grab others leg and kick one time or just push them to fall. qiu always attempts to grab legs from hiroki's kick that's his natural reaction cause his sanda training.
@mpalenque
Жыл бұрын
no points for sweeps thats why he lost
@DccAnh
Жыл бұрын
@@mpalenque not in sport maybe, but those sweeps are deadly in real life.
@lightnang
Жыл бұрын
@@DccAnh can you foot sweep on one fc kickboxing?
@DccAnh
Жыл бұрын
@@lightnang I don't know, you can try look it up on gg
Fell 8 times, yet he was announced the winner...In a real fight, the fallen fighter would get bashed to smithereens...🙃The rule should allow them to kick the hell out of the fallen guy...
@benjaminaugendre2737
6 ай бұрын
Yeah and boxers should be able to kick🙄
@paperswan
15 күн бұрын
and right to bare arms
the leg sweep is commendable, felt like he wasn't that serious nor aiming to win.
Akimoto seemed surprised when his opponent started to charge. In fact, Akimoto appeared less polished up to this guy.
One FC is bringing gold. Love this promotion
In a sense, Qiu humiliated Akimoto. In front of Qiu, Akimoto is weaker in terms of strength and body.
@MMA-gb6to
8 ай бұрын
so true
To me the most amazing thing is the guy in red took them hit like nothing is incredible amazing while other one just going fast and strong still to me I was amazed by the red guy standing like nothing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Two mortal enemies ,Japanese vs Chinese..This is a great fight
Great fight. I wish I could have watched a little longer. Respect to both fighters from Japan 🇯🇵
Akimoto kicks were brutal, and so accurate, also really good checks, amazing to see.
@Non_auro_sed_ferro_recuperanda
Жыл бұрын
Exactly why Karate should not be underestimated.
@MMA-gb6to
8 ай бұрын
he was on floor at least 4 times though
@slc801
7 ай бұрын
The Chinese fighter was robbed
From what I just watched Qiu Jianliang won this fight! All the judges must have been kyokushin…
@kesenaememere8520
6 ай бұрын
Nah, Akimoto peppered him up.
@phaus5815
6 ай бұрын
You cannot win if you're defensive 90% of the fight
This fight is so good, this is the fourth time I’ve come back to watch it
Boy, this is fun to watch! They're both SO fast.
Akimoto's Karate combination strikes so awesome ART
Respect to both fighters as clearly them are all extremely good, but how did the Japanese end up winning this one after getting dropped 20 times? It's not like he had an overwhelming advantage in the other exchanges plus the commentary was clearly pretty biased...very interesting fight
I'm Always Happy seeing Karatê Fighters test himself against The bests in The World.
Those sweeps "Are a thing of Beauty"!
I think the only thing missing from Hiroki's tools is a good jab. If he could use his jab more to set up his inside combinations and disengage he would be even better than he is now.
@voybom8884
6 ай бұрын
Yes, I was thinking in general, being what they are, neither of these fighters had much punching going on. And this is MMA right? No grappling whatsoever in this fight, interesting.
@Chi_Diari
5 ай бұрын
@@voybom8884this was set under global kickboxing rules, which is why the clinch was broken up so often
Got dropped a million times, yet won 😏 Red pants was too strong.
I'm impressed by both these dudes regardless of commentary favoritism
Wow both fighters are super strong. Doesn't matter who won, they both show a decent fight, it is gret to watch 👍
Que luta bonita , que caras rápido
Told you One Championship always bias against Chinese fighters. How the Japanese keep falling down can win this match? The Chinese fighter not even fall once but the Japanese I think fell almost 10 times, what a shame. Next time they should name those judges, you know when they are Americans, Anglosaxon or English ancestry judges, basically Chinese fighters can withdraw before the fight because we already know who going to win, matches always going against Chinese fighters.
@godali4405
Жыл бұрын
Yes ,I think next time Chinese fighters should knock out japanese to get prove win.
@DKYtut
Жыл бұрын
Sweeps don't give points in kickboxing, damn how can people not know this, Akimoto won hard.
@lmaoostfu
Жыл бұрын
@@DKYtut idk how many cryer i see saying he loose nanana falling down so much wooooow he finish the fight not hurt anywhere on his body wow cool u keep falling down him so cool if u never hit violent punch or kick ! delusional men no more !
one has done excellent work promoting stand up fights
These dudes are fighting for hundreds of generations before them. Natural blood feud
Qiu won, he scored way more taking down Akimoto with those sweeps
Took 2:53 for one of the sportscasters to finally comment that Akimoto is using a basic dutch kickboxing style tactic of 2-3 punches followed by a strong low kick. This was really cool to watch as Qiu Jianliang seems to have much stronger kicks as a kickboxer (and is great at using them to sweep and keep distance) and that helped in the beginning but Akimoto's (kyokushin/Dutchboxing) 2-3 punch/kick combinations, ability to check/eat sweeps&kicks, and constant pressure to be on the offensive even a little bit made this a solid match to watch. Qiu Jianliang's kicks are great too; it's really refreshing to see someone who can utilize kicking to do sweeps (Akimoto gets swept so many times but just keeps getting up) and use kicks to mitigate range and deliver them with precision and power. These guys are both really great to watch head to head. ^_^
@oldschooliron8022
11 ай бұрын
It's kyokushin, not Dutch
@mrgsudo
11 ай бұрын
Dutch Kickboxing is HEAVLY influenced on Kyokushin Karate.
@mikewallice2795
10 ай бұрын
@@mrgsudo kickboxing is founded by Kyokushin karate 7th Dan black belt, Kenji Kurosaki, by combining Kyokushin and Thai boxing, then introduced it to Netherlands and North America.
@mrgsudo
10 ай бұрын
@@mikewallice2795 As my understanding The Japanese, American and Dutch kickboxing have totally different foundations, but all of them involving some form of Karate and Boxing, in the same way that Muay Boran added Boxing to generate Muay Thai. There are several videos covering this subject in KZread under the name of "History of Kickboxing".
@mikewallice2795
10 ай бұрын
@@mrgsudo yes it is true there are differences, when Kenji Kurosaki introduced kickboxing to North American and Netherlands, there are some changes made of the kickboxing in each place. But it is still a fact kickboxing is introduced by Kenji Kurosaki, a Kyokushin 7th dan black belt.
Very close fight. Both guys are beasts. Akimoto seemed to have thrown more volume of strikes and looked to be more agressive. In the judges' minds, that's what probably gave him the win. Awsome fight.
The Chinese guy is a monster. Should have won.
Akimoto doing what he does as usual. Spot on 👌
Loved it. High quality. 💪
Both were excellent fighters, the kickboxer is very technical, but the karate definitely trained their kick harder, than the other. 👌👍👍👍 to both fighters!
Just points and the way they scored it... if this was MMA or a street fight Qui wins had him on the floor that many times could have finished him.
No hay que ser adivino para ver que el de pantaloneta negra fue el que gano. Es increible ver como arreglan los resultados ...pantaloneta blanca agil pero se mantuvo mas en el suelo q de pie
@chinesecontemporaryart6839
10 ай бұрын
所以这是不要脸的判决呀
Dang these guys were great! So fast! So precise! So strong! Wow!
This is one of the best fights I've ever seen.
You see Qiu left foot turn red, but i see that the right one is injured, I've watched Akimoto fight before, he's really great figher but for me this match Qiu was the winner, the tank in this match was Akimoto, Good job Qiu & akimoto👍
I have watched again much time without getting bored
One of the few best fight I ever seen. Both are excellent~!
One of the most entertaining fights I have seen Insane what damage they can take Also the speed is crazy But I really didn’t think the karate fighter won. He got leg sweeped so many times
@ognjenradanovic1256
Жыл бұрын
Leg sweeping doesn’t score points
After that bad start it became a rather even fight. However I don’t see how you can get sweeped 10 times, not score any knockdowns yourself, and win.
@MatthewNguyen-zx3de
10 ай бұрын
Because its kickboxing, not muay thai.
It’s incredible to see how effective kickboxing (i see a little bit of muaythai as well). Those sweeps and teeps are tough! Really. The akimoto karate style lacks of those resources.