K-1 Hawaii 2007
May 15, 2007 by nopstar
Any of you go to the K-1 event in Hawaii? I’ve just watched the fights and I couldn’t find anything noteworthy about the event. The place seemed like it was half empty. It’s sort of a catch 22 I guess. Scott Coker/ K-1 USA doesn’t want to throw any money into it, the production value decreases and you get less interest. Am I talking out my ass or does that seem like the state of K-1 in the US?
We need me a Max event here in the States. I think would sell here in the states.
Anyway Mighty Mo took the championship. I’m including to Super Fights, Glaube vs. Remy and Badr and Yusuke.
So what did you guys think? I personally can’t stand Glaube but I think he got robbed. Remy did get busy in the last round but I think Glaube got the better of him in the first two rounds. Many thanks to Boxen99 for sharing with us.
Badr is a bad motherfu$ker I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to put Fujimoto into a superfight? Seriously Fujimoto is JV, not even in the same league as Hari. “Hidari no high Kicku!”
Well, I must say I almost feel sorry for Fujimoto. I can’t understand how they even got room for these two fighters in the same idea/thought… I mean, jesus. To take someone with over 60 Muay Thai fights, and put him against someone with one tenth of those fights.
As I’ve been here in the Netherlands for some time now, I do remember Badr Hari before he had his first fight in the K-1 circus against Leko, and he was so raw back then. He had insane amounts of attitude and got pissed off at everyone all the time! Anyway, I’ve started to like him a bit now :) You guys should see his old gym here in Amsterdam. It’s such a small place, almost like a basement, but the guys training there are hardcore!
Cheers,
P
Badr Hari has improved tremendously lately…just in the last 2 years. Everything has gotten better.
Fujimoto is like most Japanese fighters apart from MAYBE kikkuchi gosuke….they tend to not improve or change their game at all. I train in Kikkuchis gym and for the most part, hes the only pro that has tried to do anything new.
Fujimoto is a joke…alot like Uchida…or any of the other japanese fighters out there except for Masato…who basically spends all his time boxing.
The K-1 events in the USA really are lousy. Pour productions and small crowds. Its a shame but they deserve it. Nobody tries to bring in the big talent…nobody markets it effectively.