WOW! This was a very exciting event. It had a large percentage of KO's, which has not been so common since the "Golden Age" of K-1 (Aerts, Hug, Bernardo, Hoost, etc.)
I'm going to give my comments on each match below:
1. CHOI HONG MAN vs. MIGHTY MO
An incredible KO from Mighty Mo! This was the first time that Hong Man was ever KO'd, so I thought it was awesome! To be honest, I don't like Hong Man very much, and it was good to see him get knocked out by an American.
2. CYRIL ABIDI vs. MITSUGU NODA
A judgement, but, I thought "Finally, Seido Kaikan has brought back a Japanese fighter who can fight against veteran foreign fighters." I think Noda has a good possibility in the future.
3. BADR HARI vs. RUSULAN KARAEV
I haven't seen a K-1 match so fast and violent since the "Golden Age" of K-1. I thought that Karaev was going to KO Hari, and then, BOOM, Hari KO'd Karaev. Again, a great fight.
4. MUSASHI vs. FUJIMOTO YUSUKE
This was 3 rounds of total boredom (I actually felt sleepy watching Musashi,) followed by an extra round. I was really impressed when Kakuta got up in the ring and told the fighters to "Stop playing around and fight!" Finally, Fujimoto KO'd Musashi with a left high kick. I don't like Musashi at all, and seeing him get KO'd yet again was even better than seeing Hong Man get KO'd by Mighty Mo.
I wish that Musashi would just quit. He's a bad joke, and an even worse fighter.
5. JEROME LE BANNER vs. JUNICHI SAWAYASHIKI
This was a boring fight, and it seemed like Sawayashiki had no technique at all. But, he is really a strong fighter. He got 2 downs on Le Banner, and his last punch knocked Le Banner's mouthpiece out. Well, since I don't like Le Banner, seeing him lose is always good.
6. SEMMY SCHILT vs. RAY SEFO
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There were some boring fights, but, the best part of this event was the high number of KOs. It seemed for some time that every match was a decision, and that nobody could KO anymore. K-1 had almost become boring as a sport, and now it seems that it has come back as a sport with an interesting future.