2/23 K-1 World MAX Japan Tournament - LIVE Results

Well, I got my ticket and will be able to give you the live results for this event!!!

Should be a good event. Some of my previews here and controversy here

The event starts at 17.00 Japan time, and there are spoilers if you read on.

The event should start shortly.

Opening Fights:
1. Tournament Reserve fight: Keiji Ozaki vs. Yasuhito Shirasu
Round 1 is judged a draw and Shirasu takes the second. Ozaki has to perform in the last round

Yasuhito Shirasu gets the decision 3-0 and is the reserve fighter in the tournament.

2. Opening Fight 3min. x 3: Shingo Garyu vs. Hiroyuki Owatari
Judges score round 1 to Owatari, after Garyu was knocked down early. The second round gooes the other way and its all even after 2 rounds.

An entertaining fight goes to the judges. Garyu gets the decision 2-0

Main-Card:
3. Superfight - K-1 Youth Rule: Hiroya Def. Kizaemon Saiga by Decision 2-0

Japan Tournament 1st. Round (3x3min 1 r ext.):
4. Nagajima☆Jienotsu☆Juichiro Def. HAYATO by TKO Round 2
Nagajima had a cut checked early, but comes back and finishes the fight decisively.

5. TATSUJI vs. Yuya Yamamoto After 3 Rounds 0-1 the fight will go to an extra round
Tatsuji takes count with just seconds left in the round, and it costs him the fight. Yuya Yamamoto goes into the Semi-final

6. Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hinata Watanabe 1-0 The fight is scored a draw after 3 rounds and we will have an extra round.
Watanabe is able to keep Kido at a distance gets the decision 3-0

7. Taishin Kohirumaki Def. Andy Ologun by decision 2-0
Ologun will be deducted a point for missing weight, Kohirumaki got a yellow for holding, but still pulled out a win in the last round. Boring fight until the last round.

8. Superfight: Albert Kraus Def. Lee Soo Hwan by Decision 3-0

Japan Tournament Semi-finals:
9. Yuya Yamamoto Def. Nagajima☆Jienotsu☆Juichiro by TKO Round 3 0:59
Nagajima's cut opens up again, and the doctors stops the fight. This was fight of the night so far.

10. Taishin Kohirumaki Def. Yasuhiro Kido* by KO Round 2
Hinata Watanabe is unable to fight in the semi-final because of a broken nose, he is replaced by

11. Superfight: Daisuke Uematsu Def. Kazuhisa Watanabe by Decision 3-0
This fight felt more than an exhibition fight than a proper k-1 fight. Watanabe, the bokser lost a clear decision in the end

12. Superfight: Yoshihiro Sato Def. Sergey Golyaev by KO Round 2 1:18
Golyaev is limping after the 1st round, and all Sato has to do in the second is to hit his left leg. Eventually the Russian Muay Thai champion is unable to stand.


Main-Event Japan Tournament Final:
13. Yuya Yamamoto vs. Taishin Kohirumaki
The final was fight of the night. Kohiromaki knocked Yamamoto down in the 1st round and seemed to be crusing to victory, when he was knocked down himself in the last round. The fight went to the judges and it was a deserved win for Kohirumaki.

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2/23 K-1 World MAX Japan Tournament - Reminder

K-1 is holding their Max Japan Tournament today. I was surprised that it does not seem to be airing live, so have deceided to go out and try to get a ticket.

Some good fighters are on the card, and it should be a pretty good event. I am looking forward to seeing what Sergey Golyaev can do in K-1, MMA fighters have done good in K-1 lately so it should be interesting.

Other fighters include Hiroya, Albert Kraus, Yoshihiro Sato, Andy Ologun and Yasuhiro Kido.

If I manage to get a ticket, I will be doing live updates.

Opening Fights:
1. Tournament Reserve fight: Keiji Ozaki vs. Yasuhito Shirasu
2. Opening Fight 3min. x 3: Shingo Garyu vs. Hiroyuki Owatari

Main-Card:
3. Superfight - K-1 Youth Rule: Hiroya vs. Kizaemon Saiga

Japan Tournament 1st. Round (3x3min 1 r ext.):
4. Nagajima☆Jienotsu☆Juichiro vs. HAYATO
5. TATSUJI vs. Yuya Yamamoto
6. Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hinata Watanabe
7. Andy Ologun vs. Taishin Kohirumaki

8. Superfight: Albert Kraus vs. Lee Soo Hwan

Japan Tournament Semi-finals:
9. Winner fight 4 vs. Winner fight 5
10. Winner fight 6 vs. Winner fight 7

11. Superfight: Daisuke Uematsu vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
12. Superfight: Yoshihiro Sato vs. Sergey Golyaev

Main-Event Japan Tournament Final:
13. Winner Fight 9 vs. Winner Fight 10

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2/23 K-1 World Max Japan - Albert Kraus Added

FEG have announced the addition of 2 fights to their event on February 23. This will be held in Yoyogi Gymnasium.

Added today is a Superfight between Albert Kraus and Korean talent Lee Soo Hwan. Also added is the opening fight between Shingo Garyu and Hiroyuki Owatari.

There are still 2 participants still to be matched up. That means that this card will have at least 14 fights on the card.

Added:
Super fight - 3x3min. 1 round ext.
Albert Kraus vs. Lee Soo Hwan

Opening Fight 3min. x 3:
Shingo Garyu vs. Hiroyuki Owatari

Previously Announced:
Super fights - 3x3min. 1 round ext.:
Yoshihiro Sato vs. Sergey Golyaev
Daisuke Uematsu vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
Hiroya vs. Kizaemon Saiga (no extention round)

Japan Tournament 1st. 3x3min 1 r ext.:
1. Nagajima☆Jienotsu☆Juichiro vs. HAYATO
2. TATSUJI vs. Yuya Yamamoto
3. Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hinata Watanabe
4. Andy Ologun vs. Taishin Kohirumaki

Reserve fight:
Keiji Ozaki vs. Yasuhito Shirasu

Semi-final 1: Winner fight 1 vs. Winner fight 2
Semi-final 2: Winner fight 3 vs. Winner fight 4

Final: Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2

Participants:
Kozo Takeda
Hiroyuki Owatari

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2/23 K-1 World Max Japan Tournament - Sergey Golyaev Added!!

FEG has added 2 super fights to the K-1 World Max Japan Tournament they will hold in Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium on February 23.

The rumor that "Dida" will fight in this card persists, but I think that is not the case any more... Japanese media is no longer listing him as a participant, but I am not sure either way or what would be the reason for him not competing. He was definitely announced earlier.

There is a new MMA name on the card though... And this might be even more interesting than "Dida"... Sergey Golyaev has had his fights in Sengoku until now, this time he is fighting in K-1, which means a switch to FEG. I dont know if this is a sign that the organizations are looking to cooperate, but after his win over Takanori Gomi in Sengoku, Golyaev was definitely a profile Sengoku wanted to keep (or so I would think). Golyaev is taking on another Japanese favorite in Yoshihiro Sato.

The other fight added sees Japanese boxing champion Kazuhisa Watanabe taking on kickboxer Daisuke Uematsu.

Added:
Super fights - 3x3min. 1 round extention.
Yoshihiro Sato vs. Sergey Golyaev
Daisuke Uematsu vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe

Previously Announced:
Japan Tournament 1st. round fights, all rounds are 3x3min with 1 round extention if draw:
1. Nagajima☆Jienotsu☆Juichiro vs. HAYATO
2. TATSUJI vs. Yuya Yamamoto
3. Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hinata Watanabe
4. Andy Ologun vs. Taishin Kohirumaki

Semi-finals (winners will face off in the final):
Winner fight 1 vs. Winner fight 2
Winner fight 3 vs. Winner fight 4

Reserve fight:
Keiji Ozaki vs. Yasuhito Shirasu

Superfight (no extention round):
Hiroya vs. Kizaemon Saiga

Participants:
Kozo Takeda
Shingo Garyu
Hiroyuki Owatari

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