Tape Delay Kickboxing 29: MAROOMS presents KNOCK OUT 2023 vol.2 - 2023-06-11
Must-see main event between Ryusei and Qumuxifu headlines another entertaining mixed kickboxing/Muay Thai show from KNOCK OUT.
Volume 29
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MAROOMS presents KNOCK OUT 2023 vol.2 - 2023-06-11
Korakuen Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
In the double main event, two KNOCK OUT champions take on foreign challengers in non-title bouts. Undefeated 22-year-old “Notorious Tyrant” Ryusei Kumagai takes on Chinese challenger Qumuxifu in a must-see main event, which sees Ryusei fighting up 3 lb from the class of his 127 lb kickboxing title.
The other main event is a non-title Muay Thai battle between “Speed Actor” Eisaku Ogasawara and Thai fighter Tongmeechai. Ogasawara is 10-1 since 2020, though his loss was a cut stoppage in a 5-round 127 lb Muay Thai fight in December where his title was not on the line.
KNOCK OUT Basics:
KNOCK OUT BLACK is kickboxing rules. No elbows. Knee strikes cannot be delivered when clinching under the opponent's armpits. KNOCK OUT BLACK rules do allow you to hold the opponent’s neck while kneeing.
KNOCK OUT RED is Muay Thai rules. Elbows allowed. Knee strikes can be delivered when clinching under the opponent’s armpits. Title fights are 5 3-minute rounds.
Most fights have one extra round in the event of a draw, and the standard Japanese scoring that commonly awards 10-10 scores for close rounds. In extra rounds, the rules state that the judge must choose a winner and cannot score a draw.
I couldn’t find anything written in the rules about the length of the clinch for BLACK or RED but in practice the referees break them a moment after the action stalls, which is not typically how clinches are officiated in traditional Muay Thai.
The color of the gloves indicates if it’s BLACK (KB) or RED (MT) but I also noted it next to the weight of the fight on each line.
Fights highlighted in bold were ones that I found particularly entertaining.
Preliminary Fight
Rui Kakizaki (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Gota (0-1) (KB 115)
Main Card
Yuzuki Sakai (7-15-4, 1 KO) vs. Koki Inomoto (3-1, 0 KO) (KB 115)
Yoshiro Tsuzaki (10-11-2, 3 KO) vs. MASATO BRAVELY (10-6-1, 5 KO) (MT 154)
“The Phoenix” Shogo Kuriaki (42-21-3, 22 KO) vs. Hiroto Sameshima (9-6, 5 KO) (MT 127)
Riku Otsu (7-1, 3 KO) vs. MASA BRAVELY (19-11-1, 8 KO) (MT 118)
Semi-Final Superfight: Musashi (6-1-1, 2 KO) vs. Takaya Ogura (18-11-2, 9 KO) (KB 121)
Double Main Event (1) Superfight: (C) “Speed Actor” Eisaku Ogasawara (42-7-1, 21 KO) vs. Tongmeechai Fellow Gym (41-21-3, 7 KO) (MT 127 Non-Title)
Double Main Event (2) Superfight: (C-127) “Notorious Tyrant” Ryusei (14-0, 10 KO) vs. Qumuxifu (25-4, 9 KO) (KB 130)