Comments on: K-1 MAX 2009: More of the same? http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/ Completing the perspective on Mixed Martial Arts Fri, 18 May 2012 06:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Thomas Hackett http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22949 Thomas Hackett Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:01:14 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22949 If I didn't mention it already, nice article Fraser :) Do you have any interest in writing for Total-MMA as well, Kamatari? If I didn’t mention it already, nice article Fraser :)

Do you have any interest in writing for Total-MMA as well, Kamatari?

]]> By: Kamatari http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22862 Kamatari Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:16:06 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22862 Dida already made it clear he had visa issues, he was scheduled to compete on this show. Hinata is a serious threat in this tournament, but unfortunately for him he's fighting Kido. It's a very tough match up on paper. "Jienotsu" Nagashima may look like a complete weirdo, but he can bang and beat fighters he realistically shouldn't have with his total disregard for defense. Finding new names isn't difficult at all. K-1 has always failed to do their part to aid the Japanese kickboxing landscape. Even now they're using the majority of the AJKF roster to gather lightweight fighters and AJKF aren't exactly stupid and started holding K-1 rules events under the "Krush" banner. Yutaro Yamauchi MAX will fight on the next Krush instalment. Hopefully that'll be a way for him to get back there after K-1 neglected Ryusuke Mochizuki's success in 2007-2008. In March the Dutch K-1 MAX tournament will take place and Chahid El Oulad is supposed to be fighting Masato at the final 16. There's countless of Dutch fighters they can just fill up their ranks with. What I'd like to see is more Thai fighters, but we all know the mindset there. While I wouldn't mind it - Kawajiri in K-1 would be stupid, if he can show these kind of improvements in his stand up in MMA he'll be fine. Plus he himself has stated he'd like to focus on DREAM. Tanigawa on the other hand wanted a pointless rematch against Takeda. Ogata will likely spend the last years of his career in Shootboxing and to be honest he probably should have retired after his S-Cup victory. Dida already made it clear he had visa issues, he was scheduled to compete on this show.

Hinata is a serious threat in this tournament, but unfortunately for him he’s fighting Kido. It’s a very tough match up on paper. “Jienotsu” Nagashima may look like a complete weirdo, but he can bang and beat fighters he realistically shouldn’t have with his total disregard for defense.

Finding new names isn’t difficult at all. K-1 has always failed to do their part to aid the Japanese kickboxing landscape. Even now they’re using the majority of the AJKF roster to gather lightweight fighters and AJKF aren’t exactly stupid and started holding K-1 rules events under the “Krush” banner. Yutaro Yamauchi MAX will fight on the next Krush instalment. Hopefully that’ll be a way for him to get back there after K-1 neglected Ryusuke Mochizuki’s success in 2007-2008.

In March the Dutch K-1 MAX tournament will take place and Chahid El Oulad is supposed to be fighting Masato at the final 16. There’s countless of Dutch fighters they can just fill up their ranks with. What I’d like to see is more Thai fighters, but we all know the mindset there.

While I wouldn’t mind it - Kawajiri in K-1 would be stupid, if he can show these kind of improvements in his stand up in MMA he’ll be fine. Plus he himself has stated he’d like to focus on DREAM. Tanigawa on the other hand wanted a pointless rematch against Takeda.

Ogata will likely spend the last years of his career in Shootboxing and to be honest he probably should have retired after his S-Cup victory.

]]> By: Thomas Hackett http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22770 Thomas Hackett Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:58:51 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22770 New blood seems to trickle in to K-1 Max every year and a half or so. I remember Kyshenko being that breath of fresh air when he arrived. It seems like they're past due again. I'll have to look out for Ogata. New blood seems to trickle in to K-1 Max every year and a half or so. I remember Kyshenko being that breath of fresh air when he arrived.

It seems like they’re past due again.

I’ll have to look out for Ogata.

]]> By: Fraser http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22767 Fraser Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:17:13 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22767 Right, Andy, not Bobby. My bad. Dida is also a good call and one that slipped my mind. Right, Andy, not Bobby. My bad. Dida is also a good call and one that slipped my mind.

]]> By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22766 Dave Walsh Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:25:25 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22766 I'm not sure if Ologun is the guy. I really liked Kawajiri on the NYE show, and hope he can continue to deliver. I love K-1 MAX and can only hope it continues to kick ass. I’m not sure if Ologun is the guy. I really liked Kawajiri on the NYE show, and hope he can continue to deliver. I love K-1 MAX and can only hope it continues to kick ass.

]]> By: Marc http://www.total-mma.com/2009/02/10/k-1-max-2009-more-of-the-same/#comment-22764 Marc Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:42:34 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=583#comment-22764 It's Andy Ologun. The way he crushed Morkevicius, you'd think they would bring back DIDA to the Max ranks. He's another guy that could freshen things up in the match-up department. It’s Andy Ologun.

The way he crushed Morkevicius, you’d think they would bring back DIDA to the Max ranks. He’s another guy that could freshen things up in the match-up department.

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