I think someone at K-1 really dislikes Shingo if you ask me. I’m a fan of Kyshenko’s work, but this was a bit of a mismatch.
Some more footage for Kyshenko’s highlight reel if you ask me. There were a couple of times I thought Kyshenko was going to break his fist on Shingo’s face. Dude can take a beating… I was surprised that the ref let him continue after the second knock down, oh well.
Doesn’t look like Shingo is playing with a full deck to begin with, getting KTFO like that doesn’t really help I’m sure. Speaking of stupid, last night I went to my first Muay Thai session in London. Shit bummed me out… more on that late.
Any of you guys know anything about Shingo?
16 responses so far ↓
1 era // Feb 8, 2008 at 1:53 am
I think with a few yrs more of polishing his skills, he will be unstoppable. He got some of the most brutal body shots in K-1
2 Gusnark // Feb 8, 2008 at 3:19 am
Oh my, oh my, where does K-1 administration pull such mismatches?
And this Japanese guy is really annoying. I’ve seen him couple times now. It’s time K-1 introduces some skilled foreign fighters. I find this guy as annoying as Rafik. Nice to see Arthur teaching him a lesson. Arthur is a promising fighter and his fights are so far very nice to watch. We’ll see what he can do against Souwer and Buakaw.
Anyone knows what’s going on with Drago?
Nop, link to Kyshenko page is not correct in this post.
3 nopstar // Feb 8, 2008 at 3:31 am
Gusnark-
Thanks for the heads up!
4 Dan from Madison // Feb 8, 2008 at 3:50 am
Always a pleasure to see someone cocky get ktfo.
5 MR X? // Feb 8, 2008 at 4:01 am
Kyshenko is a kid with a cool head and a bright future, he’s nothing glamorous, just gets the job done. His muaythai basics give him an edge over most.
Buakaw vs. Kyshenko? wouldnt that be a mouth watering prospect!
6 Mike // Feb 8, 2008 at 6:02 am
Kyshenko looked really solid for most of that fight. He got a little impatient in the middle of the round - trying to impose his will by trying to land a couple jumping knees when it just wasn’t going to work. When he got back to basics and set up his big punches he had the fight on ice. A better fighter would probably take advantage of that mid-round lapse though. Time will tell, but definitely a promising fighter.
7 Kamatari // Feb 8, 2008 at 8:00 am
That’s Garyu’s whole schtick (the tough guy act) and yes it’s a gimmick, but to be honest he really is a tough son of a bitch. Garyu’s more of a welterweight which you can see by the way he carries his weight. He simply can’t compete at super-welter and fighting Kyshenko who is leagues better made this a definitive mismatch. But he was probably one of the few fighters that would accept a fight on short notice against Artur.
This shows a problem with K-1 though, there are a bunch of talented Japanese welterweights and middleweights walking around. But they either have to gain or lose weight to compete and seeing as there’s no active Japanese circuit at super-welter they could have done a lot more to help out.
It’s gotten better with R.I.S.E. and AJKF hosting tournaments at 70 KG. Ryuji was the last R.I.S.E. tournament champion and had a great fight with HAYATO… It wasn’t smart though, that fight took at least a year from their careers. And AJKF crowned a new tournament champion in January when Ryusuke Mochizuki beat Ray Staring in the finals.
They lucked out with Masato and to a lesser extent Kohiruimaki. They kind of screwed Sato over by changng the rules as soon as he entered. Did you know Sato won a qualifiying match in AJFK against Shimizu around 5 years ago? K-1 then told him he was not “exciting” enough. Sato responded by saying they fought under “girl” rules - he later stated his comments were taken out of context as he was about to enter K-1 (yeah right!)
8 canfight fan // Feb 8, 2008 at 8:38 am
Man, K-1 sounds like a mess administratively. My first look at K-1 is actually through My Muay Thai, and it’s less than impressive. I really appreciate comments like yours, Kamatari - helps to explain the situation. The end result feels more like WWE (or a ToughGuy tourney) in so many respects, makes guys like Kyshenko look bad. They deserve a deeper pool of quality opponents.
Love Kyshenko’s technique! Full shoulder-girdle rotation on almost every punch. That’s one heavy hitter right there…Thanks for sharing, nop!
9 Ryan // Feb 8, 2008 at 8:39 am
Hey Nopstar,
So your in London already? What gym did you try in London? I hope all is well and that you aren’t too homesick yet. Chris has a fight coming up, hopefully it will be on the internet for I will be away. take care kid and let me know about that first session in london.
10 Kamatari // Feb 8, 2008 at 10:03 am
“Man, K-1 sounds like a mess administratively. My first look at K-1 is actually through My Muay Thai, and it’s less than impressive. I really appreciate comments like yours, Kamatari - helps to explain the situation. The end result feels more like WWE (or a ToughGuy tourney) in so many respects, makes guys like Kyshenko look bad. They deserve a deeper pool of quality opponents.”
The foundation of K-1 itself is actually solid. When it first started it got rid of federations and allowed the best to compete against each other and they brought the best heavyweights together. It started getting messy around 2001.
K-1 also wasn’t that smart to neglect the lighter fighters back then. They had Taiei Kin who beat fighters like Wanlop and Changpuek, but he was like a side-attraction compared to the heavyweights. Fun fact: Taiei Kin might be the best Japanese heavyweight around right now… And he weighs around 82 KG… And is past his prime. SAD.
K-1 mostly treats their fighters right however and that’s one good thing that can be said about them. For the rest, you shouldn’t take it that seriously and take it for what it is - entertainment.
11 ei6 // Feb 8, 2008 at 10:15 am
As tough as Ganryu is, I don’t think his whole KO or KTFO strategy will see him very far against heavier hitters like Kyshenko. Watching him block Kyshenko’s fists with his face make me wonder how many kicks to the head he’s taken.
12 Kamatari // Feb 8, 2008 at 10:24 am
Garyu even has this thing thing where if they fight until the last minute, he’ll drop his gloves and basically ask his opponent to tap them. If he agrees, they’ll stand there and trade blows until one drops or well until the bell rings.
And I don’t think you have to worry about Garyu fighting too many fighters like Kyshenko. But they did something similar by matching him against Morkevicius two years ago - it ended in a vicious flying knee KO. He won’t say no to an opportunity, but overall K-1 doesn’t have an excuse to bring him back that often.
Garyu is also missing two of his front teeth, has a bunch of kids and is a loving dad. You can say what you want about his skills, but he’s a character alright.
13 Stack // Feb 8, 2008 at 10:25 am
For the record Sato was right - in Muay Thai matches without elbows were considered women’s rules in Thailand.
14 Paul PP // Feb 8, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Nobody like paul pp anymore?.
15 Kote Lor Loi // Feb 8, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Knock loi! good stuff.
16 greg // Feb 10, 2008 at 5:28 pm
The ref should have stopped it after the 2nd knockdown definitely. Shingo also stood up immediately and didn’t let himself recover at all after each knockdown. It looked like a pro vs a beginner fighting.
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