ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Hiroki Akimoto and Thai striking superstar Petchtanong Petchfergus went all out in this World Title showdown - proudly presented by @TumiTravel!
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Petchtanong's team for this match is pretty insane: - Superbon (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing champion): game-plan strategist - Nong-O (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai champion): sparring partner #1 - Petchpanomrung (Glory Featherweight and RISE Super Lightweight champion) : sparring partner #2 - Diesellek (former Rajadamnern champion): pad holder, cornerman - Rodtang (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai champion) : personal bodyguard
Ruby Typer. There's also Yodpanomrung Jitmuangnon.
Wow, just add Petchpanomrung Kiatmuu9 and you gotta real party 🥳 oh wait, he was there, man that crew owns the world.
Probably best team
No one in K1 because Buakaw is still legend, and no one walks on Holy ground 😂
@@ChrisEnglishTimeJapan because k1 now only cheats to protect japanese boxer
Akimoto was trying to strike with to much power full while Fergus was managed the fight with a master class kicks and knees. Congratulations to the booth fighter
Even with that damaged rib, Akimoto still pressed forward. Kyokushin spirit right there
of course he have to continues to fight, what you expect him to do ? tell the ref I give up?
😂😂
@@majestytd you'd be cut in half
eating kicks is kyokushin spirit. serving kicks in muay thai spirit
@@nepalesenewar573 lol no. akimoto should have won and will win the rematch.
It was clearly unanimous. Smart fight by Thai fighter.
what a brutal rib kicks.. !! good gameplan from Petchtanong fighting in a distance..
better luck next time my idol Akimoto you did your very best your bravery is in the next level you never run for fight until the end you always face your rival without fear I'm proud of you.... congratulations petchtanong ...
What a intelligent fighter petchtanong
One of the best fights I’ve ever watched
Very high level step and knee,middle kick combo, Wow!!!
just two weapons, extremely effective
+ range control most importantly
The judge that scored that for akimoto should never be allowed to judge a fight again
How come we do get to know WHO that was??? I bet they are a j-w
It was a good decision.
@@guywilliams6569 It was Francis NG…😨😨😨
@@eventhorizon7234 Nah.
Akimoto is a new rise of One thats why they don't want to cut him out.
These guys are on another level 😮
Great gameplan from Petchtanong.
Since Akimoto's kickboxing is based on Karate, Petchtanong got it good by using the knees to counter forward pressure
Well it's not so easy for a Kyokushin Karate Blackbelt to easily win against a muay thai fighter! But atleast there were a less average of kyokushin karate blackbelt fighters who beat a muay thai fighter in a kickboxing match!
And for this, it wasn't easy for Akimoto to beat a muay thai fighter. but he will rebuild himself by training even more harder than he has ever trained before, just like the other kyokushin karate legends in kickboxing like Andy Hug!
@@gabbysanchez9910 Akimoto vs Capitan is a good example of that. What went wrong with Capitan is that he's using mostly punches which is why Akimoto exploited lots of holes with his combos.
@@gabbysanchez9910 kyokushin can beat muay thai any day of the week if trained properly. proper kyokushin includes elbow, knees, throws, locks etc.
@@migueldiaz248 if you know Tenshin Nasukawa you will surely know how tenshin used a rolling thunder kick countless times in kickboxing which is the kicks that kyokushin karatekas always used it in their kumite. Not only did Tenshin Nasukawa used those kicks, but also any styles of karate he uses, but hiroki akimoto is still not as strong as Tenshin Nasukawa yet! But I believe he still has the chance to make it to the top as long as he has to be himself who focuses on the present time of learning new techniques of kyokushin karate styles instead of focusing on his loss from the past, he will rebuild himself and will soon win against petchtanong and bring back his Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship belt!👊🏼
Petch’s Left knee to Akimoto’s right ribs is what won this fight 😊
The left powerful southpaw roundhousekick didn't feel good on the rips too. After the second round his right side was destroyed. He did not have a working answer for that.
Akimoto straight up got outclassed here
Akimoto is a true warrior but Petchtanong made the better gameplan.
Petchtanong fought the fight of his life here, he looked better than ever at 36 years old.
peds
@@user-ef4rv8dg9q PEDs don't make a middle-of-the-pack fighter able to dominate Akimoto.
I was supporting Akimoto on this, but I have to say that they're no way that Petchtanong won by SPLIT decision! He dominated Akimoto through the fight
@@SilverScarletSpider He didn't find a clear way to deal with those knees Petch was throwing. He had the aggression, imo.
@@SilverScarletSpider being aggressive was his downfall, he just walked straight forward
@@SilverScarletSpider Not aggressive that was why he lost, He kept pressing forward and getting berated by the kick and the knees which kept him back he was having a hard time pressing forward.
@@SilverScarletSpider being aggressive is why he lost*
He ate 3 nasty head kicks?😂(all that smiling and making faces, anyone who knows, knows 80% of them do it when their hurt) thats not dominating a fight. 😂😂 get real.
When did that judge see Akimoto win ANY round????? Akimoto is a top striker but today he was owned.
Man hiroki akimoto is a hard man
ye he got many hard kicks man
Split decision??? I think unanimous decision for petchtanong
Real hard to look at Akimoto's midsection by the 3rd round. Just brutal.
Yeah thats one of the worst I've seen from body kicks. Can't imagine how that must have felt
@@harlock321 inhaling must have been tough, but the next day it would have been even worse.
@@harlock321 It could have been the body kicks but I think it was the landing of those knees while Akimoto's momentum was coming forward that caused most of the damage.
Soooooo scary!
Turned it into Wagyu tatake!
masterclass from Petchtanong
試合後ミドルで腹真っ赤なの話題になってるけど、序盤から膝めちゃ打たれて秋元は入れなくなって距離感コントロールされてるのしっかり対策されてるな〜って感じる
Those knees were brutal.
Pech feels much bigger and had impeccable defence here. Despite moving backwards he was clearly in control of the entire fight. Judge who scored for Aki is a bit crazy.
Petch was just fluffier, not as lean
Esta como mínimo 6 kilogramos por encima de akimoto
In k1 buakaw was donmating the knee clinching so good that they they had make a new rule , to hold the opponent, knee them and disengage after the clinch. Pet displayed that beautifully within that rule.
akimoto is true warrior keep fighting with his ripped rib💪
Nothing but respect for both fighters here, but that should not have been a split decision. Petchtanong clearly outstruck Akimoto in this one. Once the damage to the ribs had set in late in round 2, it was just a matter of time. Akimoto was a freaking tiger, but when that rib pain started to take away his ability to combo, his game plan sort of fell apart.
Akimoto is a fighter and is fighting a fight. Petchanong is a sportsman and playing to win a game.
Did you see the right side of Akimoto?
every fighter don't want to get lose too.
What the f*&$# are you trying to say 😂😂😂
Akimoto is a fighter and Loser haha
Akimoto do not sportman ?
Francis NG the judge that favored akimoto maybe an Anime fan, or love sushi alot.
Superbon and this fighter won their fights with very simple technics which neutralize fighters adept of dutch style. (Even Nong O in thaï fights use these simple technics). Middle kick, knee, clinch to avoid punches, push kicks. This stratégy was used by Buakaw in 2004 and after. It still works.
In Thailand Muay thai Camp Their instuctor always analysis the fighting style and develop the counter technique over the hundred years (since ancient muay thai or muay boran founded) because they have many fighter and many style in Thailand for example If you must fight a puncher [Muay Mat] you need to clinch elbow and knee a lot in close distance and kick in middle - far distance If you fight a kicker [Muay Tae] you need to sweep or catch a kick and counter or pressure them by punch combo If you fight a knee master [Muay Kao] just dont let them clinch or come too close by push kick or roundhouse kick them and step back in other words Thai fighter has many guidebook for their standing fight
@@ImXamm1474 which styles of Muay thai do you like sir?
@@saysavanhctv391 I am into muay mat [punch] combined with muay tae [kick] These style used by many legend such as Remon Dekker , Superbon , Buakaw , Sittichai , Samart , Sagat , Somrak
@@saysavanhctv391 muay femur + a mix of mat and tae
@@saysavanhctv391 muay femur + a mix of mat and tae
Great Match !
Love that karate Vs Muai Thai fights
めちゃくちゃ参考になる試合だ。感謝。
That judge in favour of Akimoto is either blind, Japanese, or both !! 🤣🤣
He is porbably the judge from singapore because akimoto trains in singapore at evolve mma
ถึกจริงญี่ปุ่นคนนี้ ซัดกันตรงๆแพ้ความถึกแน่ๆ ต้องเล่นเชิงแบบนี้ สุดยอดครับพี่เพชรทนง
จะสู้แบบไหน ขอแค่อยู่ในกติกา ไม่มีคำว่าถูกผิด ใช้สมองครองเกมส์การชกอย่างที่วางแผนมา ผลลับตามมาคุ้มค่าที่ตั้งใจ
How well can someone throw a knee strike.. The Thai guy: yes!
Petchtanong lost to Capitan but most people don't know that Petchtanong was a very short notice opponent for Capitan. Petchtanong only has 4-7 days to train while Capitan was already in a camp for a month or more. Capitan was originally scheduled to fight Petrosyan, Yodsanklai or Sittichai at Featherweight ( 154 lbs ) but after mister Boat ( the owner of Petchyindee Academy ) saw that Capitan was too out of shape to fight at 154 lbs against the elite there so they decided to make Capitan boil down to 145 lbs ( Bantamweight ) and so they quickly searched for an opponent there a few days before the fight and it was Petchtanong was answered the call.
Man i legit regret making that early assumption, that 400 fight experience served him well.
Clear win for Petchtanong, what's with the split decision ?
probably the singapore judge because akimoto trains at evolve mma which is in singapore
I totally agree. This fight was a clear decision win for Petchtanong. He definitely won 4 rounds to 1 in my opinion.
masterclass
Красавчик
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Congratulation👋👋👋Thai boxer the best in the world💪💪💪💥💥👍
For a guy who's lighting you up with rear leg attack after rear leg attack you can take a risk and turn your head 2 into a posting body 2. Time him trying to counter you and just shove him off while he's on one leg
Petchtanong 37 years old!
This is a match where experience and strategy wins against the fury of youth
Oh wow, he looks 19 to me 😅
สวยงามที่สุด เท่าที่ มีมวยไทยมาวัน ลงตัวทุกอย่าง
Wow. Good Fight. I don't know why Akimoto keep pressing forward, that knee is eating him while his leg kicks are being checked.
Kyokyuskhin tough. He definitely needed to change game plan though.
I feel like all kyokushin fighters do is walk forward and get hit
@@koraegi In Kyokushin matches yes, but this is kickboxing. Not all fighters are like that.
ชอบนักชกญี่ปุ่นคนนี้ ใจสู้ ไม่ถอย ไม่แสดงอาการ บุกตลอด ออกอาวุธตลอด ส่วนไทยได้ลูกเข่า หนัก แต่ถอยเยอะไป เป็นแชมป์แล้วต้องไม่ถอยแบบนี้นะคะ ดีใจกับคนไทยแต่ก็มีสงสารญี่ปุ่นนิดนึง ให้กำลังใจค่ะ
ต่อยตามเกมส์
37ให้ไปเดินบดก็คงไม่ไหวครับ เหลือเซลสมองไว้เล่นกับหลานยามแก่ดีกว่า
ไปเดินหน้าออกอาวุธแลกก็แพ้สิครับ กัปปิตันก็แพ้มาแล้วเพราะไปแลกนี่แหละ
เห็นด้วยครับ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเดินบดก็ได้แค่ไม่ถอยเยอะออกหมัดสวนบ้าง
เขาต่อยมวยแบบผู้ใหญ่ไง ต่อยให้เด็กมันดู ว่ามวยฝีมือเขาจะต่อยประมาณใหน ไม่ใช่ออกไปเดินแลกเอาใจคนดู พลาดโดนน๊อคมาโดนคนทับถมอีก อายุมาก โดนตรงไหนก็เจ็บ รักษากว่าจะหาย พอเลิกมวยแล้วร่างกายก็ไม่เหมือนเดิม
Beautiful muay thai stance from petchanong, very traditional very old school. I Love it
Great use of the knee.
กลับมาดูกี่ทีก็สนุก ระดับอาจารย์ดักอาวุธ ดักแทง ซะเสียคนเลย
Mastery
Not a split but should be unanimous win
สวยงาม
I am too far from that but can I just brag that he is my trainer? 😜🤓🤭 This goes on SAVED vdo for sure !!!! 👏
Why the other guy bring a steel pipe in this fight 😂😂😂 those kicks hard like steel
After round 2 it was pretty much established that Petchtanong was gonna win.
Brutal
Absolutely gorgeous Muay Dtae action. Petchtanong controlled distance like a boss.
Brutal body kicks oof
เตะมวยค่ายเขาสะเสียมวย โดนเลยเพชรทนง
ペッタノン上手い‼️強い‼️ てんかおとミドルでめっちゃ効かせてた
Damm!😳
Those knees … my God 😳
Sittichai Sitsongpeenong, Superbon Singha Marwin, Petpanomrung Kiatmoo9 and Petchtanong Banchameck are all in the top 10 best P4P Kickboxer in the world. If Rodtang beat Takeru then that would make 5 Thais. Kickboxing is too easy for Thai fighters.
When is the Rodtang v Takeru fight?
@@livresse7 Takeru need to sign with ONE FC.
Imagine if kickboxing allowed elbows and clinch
@@GTASR2PACTAJS then it becomes Muay Thai
How the heck is that split decision 😅
Olha a diferença de idade.....
akimoto should've thrown front kicks and came in on a angle.
Man, Thais are amazing at teeps so using a very classical Muay Thai strategy against a Muay Thai fighter with over 400 fight is not a good idea
@@ryu3019 yeah but Petchtanong had no answer to them and kept catching the kick. He was going to get penalised for it if he caught anymore, so would have been very good decision strategically for Akimoto to throw more. He also has a great ability to mix up the height of his front kicks and send them straight up to the chin.
petchtanong kept throwing knees the front kicks would've made him fall or back into the cage wall
@@chambersofmadness3730 yeah I wondered why he sticked with his usual combos. Clearly the Thai waited for him to come close to knee him or round house kick him from distance, he really didn't need to do any more to take Akimoto out other than keeping distance.
That Thai fighter had suffered severe bruising at his right flank area, which is called ECCHYMOSES in a medical term. Petchtanong bravely endured that severely damaged R. flank area. And both fighter's technics are excellent & superb. Thoroughly enjoyed, admired, & appreciated this high level kickboxing. From California,,,,,,(02/01/23)
The Thai fighter is the one with the white shorts
@@user-cn7wy7xx5k Thanks for letting me know. Have a marvelous day somewhere in the world. (04/13/23)
Split decision: The judges were kicked on the head and couldn't judge and see properly .......
Muay Thai footwork is better than kyokushin footwork
Of course because Kyokushin is a copycat of Muay Thai later on.
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No way split decision lol
秋元原有壓到性,但有D急,用急攻戰術,反令自己頻频不小心中膝頭至戰敗
Akimoto's accurate & powerful left round-house kicks is something else with which finally led him to his triumph over this strong Thai boxer in my assessment. Btw, if the elbows were allowed in this fight, there is no doubt in my mind that Petchtanong would have won. I wonder if anyone agree w/ me?,,,,,,(02/17/23)
You got the fighter's names mixed up? Petchtanong won
@@jayseng9839 Thanks for the correction!!!,,,,Have a marvelous day wherever you reside,,,Take care,,,,Sayonara, bye, Adios, Adieu,,,,,(03/01/23)
I’m sorry, but I’m 100% convinced that Muay Thai is superior to kickboxing. Petch just made it look so nice!
Can these guys feel their shins???
That side of Rib cage of akimoto turned Purple.Omg thai left kick is torturing akimotos body.
The Muay Thai roundhouse kick is the strongest, and super fast akimoto couldn't even react, people who say that the Thai kick is slow are very delusional.
What that judge was looking at that fight wasn't close happy that man didn't get rob he fought a good fight
เพรชทนง ต่อยฉลาดมากครับ
Those are some well cooked ribs 😳😳😳😳
👍💪
秋元的打法好好,又勁又好睇,可能佢由空手道功夫底加泰拳夠勁
Kyokoshin fans ? Are u still curious about Muaythai techniques? Plus no elbows
ลายเดินมวยสวยงามมากดักแทงเตะ
Big Akimoto fan, I think he's superb. However, he just didn't have an answer for Petch's clinch game here and this was definitely not a split decision lol. Petch was so fast coming in to the clinch, powering his strike home using knees and then exiting, it was perfectly executed. I have no idea why Akimoto's corner were not advising him to either parry/stay out of the way or look to catch and sweep so that it dissuade's Petch from throwing those KO style knees. He didn't do enough to punish Petch for throwing his main weapon. It would have been a very different fight had this happened. I was very surprised given how Akimoto had handled previous thai opponents in contrast to his performance tonight. But what also must be understood is that as elite as all these guys are, sometimes on the night it's not your night. Illness, injury, personal problems, lack of sleep etc. life doesn't stop and fighters cannot be perfect all the time. I sincerely hope Akimoto comes back much stronger from this as he really embodies everything great about martial arts. Petch should have taken the victory here with all judged scoring in his favour as he clearly outworked Akimoto and did way more damage. What was good to see was that he didn't manage to break Akimoto or get into his head per se. I'm most disappointed with Akimoto's corner and how they did not have an answer for Petch's clinch and knees which was the bulwark of Petch's strength in this fight. Overall, great display of techniques and a good championship fight. 👏🏻
👍 Good Comments 🇹🇭
@@fuckzop 👍🏻
How could he punch when Petch kept him at a kicking rang, with flying knee and devastating kicking. Akimoto had no answer for this fight whatsoever.
This isn't a Muay Thai fight. Under kickboxing rules, throws and sweeps are not allowed. One thing that he could've done was to teep Petch away and wait for an opportunity to follow up with kicks. But then it's easier to say than done as Petch was evasive and circling around while waiting for a chance to strike with roundhouse kick or close up the distance with the deadly knee.
@@Scar_knightt Thanks, I understand that and how scoring works. My point was that one way or the other, Akimoto needed to dissuade his opponent from using the techniques that were allowing his opponent to dominate the fight. His corner should have had the right observations and advice to do that.
josh tonna vs joseph lasiri ✅ hiroki akimoto vs josh tonna ✅ hiroki akimoto vs joshep lasiri ❌ joseph lasiri vs rodtang jitmuangnon ❌ petchtanong petchfergus vs capitan petchyindee ❌ hiroki akimoto vs capitan petchyindee ✅ hiroki akimoto vs petchtanong petchfergus ❌
Muay Thai is better than kyokushin
Fighters with kyokushin background have more succes in kickboxing and MMA than muay thai. Muay thai only good for muay thai rules.
Do you not know akimoto background? Aside from Kyokushin he also did muay thai.
タイ人選手カットがうまい。秋元選手、攻撃がワンパターンな気がする。
ชกฉลาดมากเพชรทนง❤❤❤❤❤
Rib kicks aww
Such a handsome fighter is Petchtanong
Akimoto doesn't know how to block kicks, Muaythai easily blocks Karate's kicks
Petchtanong was smiling at the beginning until he tasted them leg kicks.
He checked 98% of the leg kicks…
คนละชั้นเลย
Akimoto should have crowded Petchtanong's left side.
Hiroki really needs to start utilising jabs and teeps, he's missing these incredibly vital tools for managing distance and it's ultimately why he got his ribs rearranged in this fight. He only ever leads with looping punches or close ranged strikes to get his combos off
if this was a muay thai match. this would've ended fast
Akimoto is very hungry for victory. Nice performance. But he needs to level his hands. More jabs, longer combinations, no overcommiting. Playing kick game with experienced Thai is not good idea.
He should use more dynamic movements instead of constant forward pressure which made him very predictable lol
@@Allnew_Kexactamente