(Went to
Kakutougi during the fighter intros to get the results for the fights before I hopped on..
Mo wins by R1 KO
Takumi wins by R1 KO
Graham wins by UD)
RD1:
Sawayashiki was the man who shocked the world, before Serra, before Gonzaga.. a relative unknown KTFOing Jerome LeBanner (who dosent have the best chin in the world) taking on Randy Kim, a rookie to K-1 with an 0-1 record. Anyhow, fight begins. lots of quick footwork and dancing by both men, Sawayashiki lands one low kick.. the announcers are praising Sawayashiki and reflecting to when he shocked them all earlier this year at Yokohama arena.. in other words, the current fight is still a danceoff with nothing better to talk about. 2 or 3 strikes landed by each fighter, with Kim landing a push that knocked Sawayashiki down, but was ruled a slip. The croud starts booing. Round over with nothing at all to really mention aside from the one high kick by Sawayashiki and the one push by Kim.
RD2:
The round starts with a few small scuffles but nothing very interesting.. Kim throws a leg kick, drops his hands on the way down, and Sawayashiki checks him with a nice hook. Kim has a bad habit of dropping his hands which Sawayashiki is looking to exploit.. both men take an equal amount of blows in the first real confrontation of the entire fight. I spoke too soon.. Kim is back to standing flat on his feet and shuffling like a robot by the 1 minute mark. I don't know if I can take another round of this Korean Tim Sylvia. The crowd starts to boo again.. Kim drops his hands and Sawayashiki lands 4 or 5 hooks.. ref breaks.. Kim comes out with his hands still down and Sawayashiki lands a high kick and a good 8 or 9 hooks RIGHT on the button of Kim. Kim does not answer the 8 count and Sawayashiki has won the first Superfight of the evening in impressive form with a flurry of punches.