[WKO/IKO2] 9th World Open Tournament in 2007 - Page 2

feels · 10-13-2007, 10:47 PM

Dang, Kenta lost.

**nzproud** · 10-14-2007, 06:01 AM

Kunihiro Suzuki was defeated by Darius Gudausukas of Lithuania.

(Picture: Suzuki vs Gueenadi Netchaev)

feels · 10-14-2007, 07:02 AM

Smells like a foreign champion is in the works.

goldberg2310 · 10-14-2007, 07:35 AM

osu,

yes. it sounds like a non-japanese champion. ti seems to me nesteenko does a good. i´ll hope he kicks imbras out. he is a kind man, but has a very poor fighting style...only pushing...

i´m wondering about suzuki. he went out against gudauskas. also the spirited kenta mori. the japnase squad pays for their very high age... ;-(

hope dimitrov will be the champ. he is a true champ! no other. never see a fighter on this level. he is so much better than all former world champions.

thanks to all, who give us first hand reports here at the forum. domo arigato.

dimitrov lost to tsukamoto. and imbras beats nesterenko.

;-(((

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Originally Posted by nzproud

Final 8

Round 7 - Semi Final
Takayuki Tsukakoshi (ext. 4-0) Valeri Dimitrov
Donatas Imbras (3-0) Roman Nestelenko

Round 8 - Final

osu nzproud,

are the decisions of this matches ok? it seems to me, that it should be the final of the world cup, and tsugakoshi should be champion!

thanks.

dich · 10-14-2007, 07:56 AM

i dont wanna say anything out of hand but something doesn't smell right!

Satori · 10-14-2007, 08:13 AM

Please please please please Imbras! Do the people in the know here think he has a chance?

**nzproud** · 10-14-2007, 08:24 AM

Osu! Please everyone wait till StarKodama or others who actually spectated the event to comment.

goldberg2310 · 10-14-2007, 08:54 AM

osu,

the overpowered szovetes from hungary is women´s champion. not of the world, only at a castrated championship - a world cup. first win of a favourite.

tsugakoshi champion - funny. congratualations.

**nzproud** · 10-14-2007, 09:09 AM

Osu! Thanks for the shinkyokushin providing the quick results so I could bring it to the kyokushin community. Thanks for everyone for following this thread with me.. also thank you for those who rep'd me.

Osu! Let's wait for those who went to watch so we can hear what they have to say about the results.

dich · 10-14-2007, 09:43 AM

congrats. for the new champion.OSU

richard haines · 10-14-2007, 02:58 PM

osu! thanks for the results it`s bin killing me to know who win this tournament i was going to be in japan to watch this tournament but my mum was not well i couldnt go .is there a date when the dvd will be on sale? and where you can buy shinkyokushin 3rd world cup on dvd

niceguy · 10-14-2007, 03:14 PM

K4L calling StarKodama.Where art thou? We are all waiting for your ringside report. Dying to know what the atmosphere was like!

**nzproud** · 10-14-2007, 11:30 PM

I just read in a Japanese shinkyokushin community that Tsukakoshi's Hidari gedan mawashi geris were very effective in this event.(I asked them if the decisions were biased or not so i'll edit this post when i hear back from them)

I'm sure more updates are coming soon from others who went to see it.

**nzproud** · 10-15-2007, 02:21 AM

Okay a guy replied to my question.

"In semi-final Valeri and Tsukakoshi, they both were standing strong but Tsukakoshi was looking better with Hidari gedan mawashi geri. The final was definitely Tsukakoshi's. Tsukakoshi almost gave Donatas a wazaari, and I think it was a clear win by Tsukakoshi. I would have given it 5-0 to Tsukakoshi."

Again this is a comment from japanese so it may be biased a little. Osu.

StarKodama · 10-15-2007, 04:06 AM

All I can say is WOW.

Where to begin?! There were some awesome fights yesterday...

One thing I can say is that there is nothing fishy about Tsukagoshi getting the championship. I was rooting for Imbras myself, but Tsukagoshi just kept hammering away with gedan mawashigeri and Imbras was quite obviously weakened. It was a unanimous decision and when all four judges raised the red flag the entire house went absolutely INSANE. Everyone on their feet screaming. I'll never forget it.

Veronika's fight was similar, her first round against Misaki Sato was a hikiwake but towards the end of the second round Veronika got a second wind and dominated. When she won all the Europeans in the crowd went wild. I was rooting for her all the way and when she won I was actually moved to tears.

It was an amazing victory, she earned it 100%.

Suzuki Kunihiro's loss was kind of a shock, especially to the Japanese in the audience, but in my opinion Darius was just hitting a lot more and a lot harder. It was a real nail-biter of a match, though.

My favorite Japanese fighter is still Tsukamoto though, all the way. He's electric in the ring and just so cool and confident, both on the mat and out of it. Really personable and friendly too.

The guts award goes to Mimiko Fukuda. During her match against Margarita, a Lithuanian fighter, she got punched in the face and was KOed. The doctor came and when they showed her on camera her face was all bloody.

She was carried out on a stretcher and the match was put on hold while the next match took place.

Somehow Fukuda was able to continue fighting. She won the match(although to be honest it I would have called that round a hikiwake) and the crowd went wild. I was just impressed that she was able to come back and put up one hell of a fight after such a short time.

The match will be aired on Japanese TV this Saturday in a condensed 1-hour special. (I think.) Next month it'll be on one of the Japanese sports channels. I don't know when the DVD will be released... but I'm definitely buying it!

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As for my part, not only watching but being a part of this event easily ranks up there as one of the best things I've ever been a part of or one of the most inspiring things I've ever seen in my life. As interpreter I was always on hand. I was sitting literally right in front of the fighters as they did tameshiwari, sitting next to them as they waited for their fight and cheering for them from the sidelines. I was there for Imbras' press interview and even watched him hand over his little cup of pee to the doping officials afterwards.

I've done all of my karate training in Japan. Watching my senpai or even the fighters at the All-Japan tournaments, of course their fighting is impressive, but I'm so much bigger and taller than they are that it seemed I could never be like them. This was my first time to watch gaijin fight, and seeing Veronika and Edit Abraham and all the others in action was more inspiring than I can put into words. Honestly I can't WAIT to put this new inspiration into practice at kumite class tomorrow!!

I took pictures that I'll post later. If anyone has any specific questions I'd be happy to answer!

**nzproud** · 10-15-2007, 04:35 AM

Osu! StarKodama san arigatou gozaimasu. I have a question. Was Tsukakoshi's win over Valeri convincing? Osu.

vapor · 10-15-2007, 05:02 AM

Excellent write-up! Your enthusiam sure comes across!!

vapor

StarKodama · 10-15-2007, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by nzproud

Osu! StarKodama san arigatou gozaimasu. I have a question. Was Tsukakoshi's win over Valeri convincing? Osu.

It was. If memory serves, Tsukagoshi just used the same technique he used against Imbras, which was to hammer away at the legs. As a result Valeri wasn't moving as well as usual, he was obviously tired. Still put up a great fight till the end, though.

greedy · 10-15-2007, 10:16 AM

Osu, many thanks for your review StarKodama

can't wait to see the fights myself

kinda dissapointed that Donatas finished second, I truly believed he could become a champion this year, well I also believe, he will keep improving, and will win it eventually

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