Tape Delay Kickboxing 20: Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2023 - 2023-03-26
Three title fights, another round of RISE vs. K-1, and an absolute must-see open-finger glove match. Free on Youtube!
This series shall, where possible, allow you to watch the shows in order as if you were watching live, without spoilers.
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Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2023 - 2023-03-26
Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Two weeks after the big K-1 show, RISE puts on their first big show of the year, including three title fights, four champions in non-title fights, and another three-match RISE vs. K-1 series.
RISE Basics: Most fights are 3 3-minute rounds with a single 3-minute extra round if it’s a draw. Title fights are 5 3-minute rounds. 3 knockdowns in a round is a TKO, or 2 if it’s a tournament fight. Judges are fairly liberal with 10-10 round scoring, so you will often see fights scored 30-30 or 30-29. K-1 Kickboxing rules: knees are legal, elbows are not. Clinch must be broken with an immediate strike or the ref will separate.
The fights have commentary but no graphics including on-screen clock. Fights highlighted in bold were ones that I found particularly entertaining.
Opening Fights
Montana Aerts (3-1-1, 0 KO) vs. Kitariko (2-0, 1 KO) (123)
Kyosuke (11-13-2, 3 KO) vs. Hyuga (4-2-1, 1 KO, 117lb King of Rookie 2021) (121)
Main Card
“Crazy Pierrot” Hiroto Yamaguchi (27-19-1, 17 KO) vs. “Crazy Cyclone” Thalisson Ferreira (16-2, 7 KO) (143 Open Finger Glove)
#7-138 KENTA (17-4-1, 6 KO) vs. Takamasa Abiko (2-0-1, 2 KO) (150)
#6 YUYA (29-13-3, 15 KO) vs. MOTOYASUKKU (15-5-1, 9 KO) (154)
RISE vs. K-1: (C) Keisuke Monguchi (12-2-1, 2 KO) vs. Takahito Niimi (15-7, 6 KO, former Krush Feather (127) champion) (127 Non-Title)
RISE vs. K-1: #3-Heavy Kenta Nanbara (5-1, 5 KO) vs. Ryo Aitaka (22-12, 10 KO) (198)
RISE vs. K-1: Taiju Shiratori (26-9-1, 10 KO, former RISE Light (139) champion) vs. Daizo Sasaki (32-18-1, 7 KO, former Krush Super Light (143) and Light (138) champion) (143)
Super Fight! (C-104) Koyuki Miyazaki (10-1-1) vs. BYUN Bo-kyeong (18-4) (105)
Super Fight! (C-112) Toki Tamaru (13-3, 2 KO) vs. #1-117 KAZANE (17-7, 6 KO) (119)
Super Fight! (C-117) Kazuki Osaki (38-5-2, 19 KO) vs. Javier Cecilio (12-0-1, 5 KO) (118)
(C) Lee Sunghyun (66-9-2, 16 KO) vs. #1 KAITO (50-6, 22 KO) (former Shoot Boxing Super Light (143) champion) (5R 154 Title)
Kento Haraguchi (23-3-1, 14 KO, former RISE Light (139) champion) vs. (C) Jeremy Monteiro (18-5, 5 KO) (5R 143 ISKA World Light Welter Title)
(C) SHIRO (27-5-4, 11 KO) vs. Diesellek Wor.Wanchai (59-21-7, 13 KO) (5R 121 Title)