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MMHK 4/11 to 4/17: Krush Pushes 70 KG. Tournament, K-1 Looks to Return Soon
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena This week's edition of Monday Morning Head Kicks is here. You'll notice a few changes. The title has been reworked as of last week and I'm going to try to incorporate sections in the post; interviews, fight videos, my own personal musings, maybe a fight of...
Krush Triple Final Postponed, Moved to April 30th
Japanese kickboxing promotion Krush has announced the postponement of the Krush First Generation Kings Tournament Triple Final event originally scheduled for this Saturday, March 19th. While having tried to move forward with the event as planned, it seems the promotion has finally opted to move the...
Krush Update: Akihiro Gono to Face Yuya Yamamoto March 19th
Japanese kickboxing promotion Krush has announced that Akihiro Gono will make his return to kickboxing at Krush's Triple Final Round event on March 19th, as he will meet Yuya Yamamoto in a 70kg. superfight. Yamamoto's inclusion at the event was recently announced and, as promised, Krush relayed the...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: February 7th to 13th
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena Monday Morning Head Kicks back around, welcoming you to another work week. MMA had the big stories here this week, with the start of Strikeforce's Heavyweight Grand Prix offering a few surprises. It looks like the career of the greatest heavyweight we have...
Krush Triple Final Update: Super Fight Announcements, Yuya Yamamoto to Appear
We recently brought you news of the semifinal match ups set for the Krush First Generation Kings Tournament Triple Final on March 19th. Well, some of the super fights for the event have now been announced. Yuki Yamamoto, who dropped an extension round decision to Takuya Shirahama in the...
Krush Announces March 19th Tournament Semifinal Bouts
The semifinalists for the Krush 63kg. tournament were all decided with the conclusion of the promotion's event on January 9th. Along with the 55kg. and 60kg. tournaments, that tournament is set to conclude on March 19th. I can now inform you that the semifinal matches for all three tournaments have...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: January 3rd to January 9th
As the title indicates, I would like to turn this into a weekly recap sort of series. I realize weeks are traditionally thought to end on Saturdays, but splitting the weekend wouldn't seem very intuitive, now would it? Event results and announcements will be primary, as will news related to...
Krush First Generation Kings Tournament Round 2 on Sunday
The next event from Krush is nearly upon us, as the promotion will be hosting an event centered on the quarterfinals of its -63kg. tournament on Sunday, January 9th. Some of the names that will be featured on the card include Yoshihiro Sato, Koya Urabe, Yuya Yamamoto, and Kizaemon Saiga. The...
Koshien Fighters Reign Supreme at Krush
One of the notable stories of 2010 has been the rise of the lower weight classes in kickboxing, particularly in Japan. With K-1 adding their new 63kg division, and companies like RISE, Krush, and Shootboxing promoting these lower divisions, a new crop of fighters has risen to prominence. So it's...
Krush 2011 Title Tournaments Kick Off This Weekend
As we look to wrap up the 2010 kickboxing season this weekend with the K-1 Grand Prix, Japan's newest hot promotion takes this weekend to look ahead towards 2011. Krush has had a very good year, with a number of their fighters being featured in K-1, particularly in the new 63kg division. The...
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