Karate Master Faced China's Top Kickboxer | Akimoto vs. Qiu Full Fight

Before former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Hiroki Akimoto makes his long-awaited return against Chinese superstar Wei Rui at ONE Fight Night 22 on Prime Video on May 3, watch him go head-to-head with another top Chinese kickboxer in Qiu Jianliang!
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[@petedobson4350]

People getting excited about the number of times Akimoto had his legs swept, dont know the rules. Throws, sweeps and trip are not allowed. Its kickboxing not Muay Thai.

[@johnlysic6727]

Both were very impressive for sure - it takes a lot of training to develop skills that good

[@marcosyy87]

Awesome fight. The sound from each hit is frightning, very powerful fighters

[@MrMisterBatman]

So stoked to see Akimoto fight again next month. He's been inactive for way too long.

[@bigc5630]

The speed of these 2 is frightening

[@l.k.1011]

Absolutely crazy and stunning.

[@WadeSmith-oe5xd]

They are fast, yeah, but Akimoto telegraphs his round kicks, which is why he gets swept so often. he's beatable for sure.

[@bluepin3005]

And both were forced to sit out a long time for some reason. Qiu retired, and Akimoto finally got a fight after 2 years of inactivity

[@andrewchesler2029]

Is Akimoto‘s fight against petchfergus already two years ago?

[@Gongolongo]

Qiu was already retired before this. He was doing his MBA for about three or four years.

[@jojomayerfan4356]

That I find is very typical of One championship. They make alot of noise about their fighters then sit them out in limbo for months to year or even years. They have their favorites they keep giving time to

[@stormyandcold]

Long recovery time when fighting like this. Both did really well.

[@ryonaanaama2606]

The kickboxing guy’s reflexes are very impressive.

[@mnemonix1315]

he looked juiced to the gills...

[@zoroverse8358]

@@mnemonix1315I wouldn’t say so. Remember that the ref is built like an average person and he was bigger than them. It is because the ring has good lighting, they are both very lean and have no shirt on, and there were almost no other people to compare them to. They would probably look like average fit dudes in shirts.

[@mackiesncheese]

@@mnemonix1315 you don't know what juiced to the gills looks like mate. Its just short stocky legs

[@jooppoojk2356]

Clean fight👏🏻

[@alsetalokin88]

except for oc judges

[@EyeSeeU2]

Great fight, 1 of the best seen for me in a long time

[@elenchus]

very sharp, very technical. Love it when striking is like this

[@trippypages7309]

Perfect match; neck and neck. Qui was lucky for not being cought completely with those head kicks from Akimoto, but not so lucky with the leg kicks.

[@alsetalokin88]

he's a tank. watch his other fights.

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

Both Powerful Men! WOW!

[@user-ss1rf7pz1g]

お互いナイスファイト

[@gonefishing4204]

The speed from both fighters are insane

[@BestBoyNed]

Both these studs went for it ! Great pace for a match with no grappling !

[@hiredgunsg6178]

Very superb fight from both fighters. Akimoto's combos are scary!

[@robbyrobby7721]

Great stuff

[@zackpiotrowski7271]

Great fight!! Respect to both warriors 👏

[@Scream_ok]

That's amazing fight

[@user-dp2ub2ox2g]

ルールに従い格闘技が出来る チャイニーズ初めて見たかも

[@user-tl1bw4wp1c]

ルールに従い格闘技ができるジャパニーズを見たことがないかも

[@12yamakisi2]

@@user-tl1bw4wp1c 上の動画が見えないのか？

[@user-tl1bw4wp1c]

@@12yamakisi2 日本人がルールに従ってないのは見えるよ〜

[@YYoung-zr1iv]

@@user-tl1bw4wp1c 差別発言マジで辞めてしまえ

[@dlee6976]

格闘技が出来るのはジャパニーズしかないと思うジャパニーズ。😂

[@Tudu3699]

We need to bring back akimoto

[@yfotewo]

ザ打ち合いって感じのいい試合だった。 お互いにルールに則って正々堂々戦っていた。

[@romelbrucal3422]

Where is akimoto now?

[@mmatakedown9299]

He is training wd the Yakuza Legend Kiryu Kazumi in the centre of Katahara forest near Fujiyama he ll be back very soon wd something new.

[@olsonartstudio3026]

At ya mums house

[@Explorshon123]

@@mmatakedown9299 Someone has been playing too much Xbox..

[@mmatakedown9299]

@@Explorshon123 😂🤣😂🤣

[@JaylenTrujillo]

TRận đấu quá hay

[@roofusmakesbeats1972]

Can y’all please just post Regian’s fight??

[@dangster17]

Whatever happened to Qiu Jianliang??

[@Spaceshps]

where is Ipman?

[@08randy_orton]

They're both fighting like they owe each other money

[@SonganDrakensang]

really nice fight..

[@MostHonorable]

great matchup

[@williamhartley4752]

Yep

[@Gzussss]

Nice fight!

[@user-uc2yg6lp4d]

Good news ❤

[@ChrisOld-of1hd]

Y is akimoto so inactive though get him a. Fight one

[@honyararahonyarara]

柔道や相撲なら足払いで転かした邱の勝ちだろうな。 でも、これはキックボクシング。 多くのダメージを相手に与えた方が勝つルール あの足払いで秋本はダメージを受けているか？？

[@FedericoSasso]

Qui was the better fighter here. Technically and tactically. I do not agree with the judges.

[@alsetalokin88]

it's one championship judges. wdya expect??

[@9aredmi78]

卜1/上p1 6:53 ​

[@oakkblackbird]

Not in this match.

[@jokesonyou1373]

Just. Akimoto was more aggressive

[@dimitrioskamperis9403]

Prepare for the next battle... Yosimitsu vs king.

[@winterpurple4587]

Dude literally SHOWED the blueprint to beating opponents who spam low kicks ! ! Yes he didn't win here as he almost gave the first round away figuring out his opponent. But once he changed level starting the second round he was dropping his opponent endlessly timing the low kicks. His opponent though, made no adjustments, and he won't be so lucky in a rematch. LOVE China !

[@kch2.4]

紅方板斧唔錯 😀

[@_Love_And_Peace]

nice fight

[@inf4mousvloglife1572]

Akimoto used push kick to make advantage to kick his head.

[@kimholland9316]

Tough tough men

[@OttawaInHD]

@2:24 that was a strong kick

[@christostsirmbas3527]

Akimoto the clear winner 😮

[@user-un8ir6xg5d]

どっちめっちゃ強いな。特に鋭さが衰えないスタミナが凄い。

[@GeorgedeJesus-ch5hc]

This doesn't seem like there was a karate thing but it was hell of entertaining

[@someboi4903]

Akimoto is a kyokushin style fighter, so he fights more in the pocket

[@CashewNuts0]

Akimoto's kicks and body blows were pretty much 100% kyokushin karate. Karate isn't just point sparring.

[@Alphagaming-ou1ku]

i agree, i do Karate too and this this is not Karate

[@dababy4182]

@@Alphagaming-ou1ku Kyokushin Karate and its offshoots basically founded dutch kickboxing and K-1, it's not the same style you did I guess.

[@ctestare2625]

Tell me your a casual without telling me

[@HansumRob100]

Qiu was awesome...

[@bp-my3wb]

All the techniqes used by both fighters were from muay thai. We didn't see any jump spinning karate kicks or side kicks through out the fight.

[@jimm.8977]

Great match and true warriors.

[@macwest5342]

Which one is karate and which one is kickboxing? I think white shorts is karate.

[@zoroverse8358]

You are correct

[@gerelteboyinchogla123]

If you lose, you lose! ! ! Where does that reason come from! ? We just see both sides being great.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@user-em9kv5or7s]

Japan ❤

[@andrewjones9589]

Wow that was some scrap ! Brilliant skill by both fighters !

[@WeisSchwarz]

Qiu should've won.

[@mikecalif5553]

I thought the other guy won by all the sweeps.

[@donbaxley5530]

Since there is no difference between the styles in this fight what was the purpose?

[@zoroverse8358]

To see a super high level kickboxing match? It’s like saying: Since both soccer teams play soccer, what is the purpose of this soccer match? Also there was a difference, quite a huge one.

[@donbaxley5530]

@@zoroverse8358 I do not know what you were watching but it did not seem very high caliber to me. I have seen boxing, kick boxing and MMA matches . This match was nothing special!

[@zoroverse8358]

@@donbaxley5530 I am sure you have seen all these matches. However, 1 you do not train them. 2 you do not know what to look for and you don’t know enough to determine if certain matches are high level or not. And i mean even if you are not knowledgeable in martial arts, it should be obvious they are both elite level. Both of them have fought and won against several other world class fighters, and have had successful professional careers. Qiu has also been ranked the super featherweight and was quite literally the best kickboxer in china at the time

[@Videomaskinen]

I thing it was a fair decision. Qiu had some very good sweeps but Akimoto landed a lot of low kicks. Good fight. Very talented fighters.

[@plusplusmaki7863]

Yeah but sweeps are not counted highly in Kickboxing, if it's Muay Thai it would be great

[@Kane-ib5sn]

that was a loaded decision. with that many leg-sweeps you can't give it Akimoto.

[@nadnavlis240]

You know nothing about how to score a kickboxing match. Sweeps aren't worth much.

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

@@nadnavlis240 Yeah, besides they were almost exclusively in round 2, which was the only round you could even consider giving to Qiu. Akimoto clearly dominated rounds 1 and 3.

[@intorpere]

Not allowed to catch kicks? What, why?

[@Soruita]

because it's kickboxing and not muay thai...

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

U have missed a lot, didn't u? About two years ago a lot of promotions changed rules in kickboxing, now it's not allowed to catch kicks

[@bryanking1428]

Cause it makes it boring to catch. Really boring.

[@Explorshon123]

Ok, I just became a fan of Akimoto, I want to see more of his fights now. The rivalry between China and Japan usually makes for exciting events whatever the sport. Those Akimoto leg kicks though, Qiu is going to be limping for at least a week.

[@magdadarosadesert354]

I thought the one n black shorts should be the winner, because he dropped the other guy a few times.

[@nadnavlis240]

With sweeps? That's not what is referred to as "dropping" someone in a fight. A sweep doesn't rate much in scoring. Do you know anything about the sport?

[@martincstee5335]

@@nadnavlis240 I don't care how the scoring system works. If one fell on the floor so many times that should be seen as disadvantaged, this is especially true in a street brawl. A fighting match's scoring system should reflect the real life situation as much as possible, otherwise it will become another Olympic game sports.

[@petedobson4350]

​@martincstee5335 sweeps do no damage, the leg kicks will stop you.

[@martincstee5335]

@@petedobson4350 Sweeps do damage but not as much as direct kicks. However, the follow-up after the sweeps will do more damage if the rule allows. In this Kickboxing match, the ref would stop the sweeper as soon as the other guy fall on the floor. In MMA, being on the floor will be a big disadvantage. If this is how scoring work in Kickboxing, then this sports will have no potential for growth in viewership.

[@petedobson4350]

@@martincstee5335 hang on, let me see if I have this straight. So you're saying that the world's biggest martial arts organisation, isn't going to bet big because you don't understand the different rule sets in different sports? They have boxing Muay Thai, kickboxing, mma, and submission grappling. I'm pretty sure they will do just fine😂

[@fu5020]

Wt the hell?? Why Qiu lost?? Any reasons? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Qiu lost because the judge was blind.....

[@user-xb2pk4lt9b]

No holding?

[@stingray9225]

Draw wil be fair

[@emilaubry6856]

These guys are powerful and lightening fast

[@user-dc2of9tz7p]

アキモトって超つえー、何者？

[@user-tb5lc5ps6q]

Right guy won bit close

[@ERICKSTDRAVIN]

SHIDO GUITHIO , ICHI ...😊😊😊❤

[@okcantbelieveit294]

Someone got paid off! Thought boxing was crooked!!!

[@onej2166]

アキモト　彼の競技スタイルの空手からキックボクシングに上手に順応　上段右回し蹴りの軌道が大きいのか　キュウに読まれ、スイープが何回も決まる　アキモト蹴りの修正ともっと右パンチを出すと良い　　キュウも右回し蹴りの軌道が大きいが見えにくく、変わった角度なので予測しにくい　二人ともタフでスタミナもあってスピードもあるので良い試合だった。　この試合、タイ・ルールじゃないね？

[@WadeSmith-oe5xd]

Akimoto telegraphs his front side roundhouse too much. Too easy to block or evade it. Better to throw a front snap kick or side teep instead of a front roundhouse. "The shortest distance between two points is a straight line."

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

We have two more RodTanks here!

[@andrewli7579]

no feints, rarely any body punches. Just kicking legs, body and punching the head. High level professionals, but both look nervous and edgy. Both could be alot more creative mixing it up.

[@zoroverse8358]

What are you saying? Have you ever seen/trained any martial arts even remotely similar to kickboxing? There were absolutely feints, just not any over exaggerated ones used in amateur stuff, also it is harder to see from camera, as they feints are meant for the opponents and not the audience. Over exaggerating feints leaves you open for counters, works worse often when facing a high level opponent. You, no offense, obviously don’t know what you are talking about. For example 2:16 there were feints to set up the left knee, and immediately in the engagement after, akimoto feinted a cross, tough he got push kicked away after. Soon after that qiu feinted a teep before doing a punching combo.

[@fengpo]

Qui put down Akimoto loads of times...wrong decision there...

[@vincentshu5588]

What a hell

[@2815Juan]

I’m no judge. But the dude in black trucks was more impressive and was my winner

[@AwakenZen]

Robbery

[@alfwalker5698]

Two very good fighters at the top of the game... very nice. But one was clearly faster and harder...

[@riotsk3834]

Even だよ

[@naoh5983]

秋元つぇー！

[@seresamgala8125]

Akimoto is very good ... but Qiu is just a little bit better. I love the way easily and repeatedly sweeps and drops Akimoto like a tiger swatting a ghazelle with it's paw, that's skill! Qiu is my winner.

[@DKYtut]

Sweeps don't score in kickboxing

[@jimshaw9034]

Can’t believe that Akimoto was declared the winner. I counted 10 times that he was swept down the floor!😅

[@richdiaz1401]

I would not want to be a judge in this fight. Both warriors are throwing bombs.

[@blasblasblas2094]

It's too easy to be a judge for this fight: The Chinese throw one punch and the Japanese return fire with two punches plus two heavy and powerful kicks to the leg and head of the Chinese fighter. It's an easy math puzzle that a second grader can easily solve. 😅😅

[@DKYtut]

Kickboxing is scored by the amount of punches and kicks hit, so yes, it is scored by the amount of punches and kicks thrown that are not defended. The guy above is right, Akimoto lands more punches and has higher volume output which means he scored more and that's why he won.

[@endeavour2897]

Is it my impression or the chinese fight dirty

[@lincheung2101]

日本人是極真會打法.非常好.睇唔到誰是空手道的請多注意武術的打法才作批評.無見識！😮

[@salersai2393]

极真空手道这次已经输了，搏斗中倒地不被连击才怪，比赛的判定不是最重要的。

[@docalexander2853]

Sorry fight?

[@jefferyschirm4103]

There’s no way , a draw at best, but most think he lost ??!

[@giovanniperretta-lopes874]

i don't get it Q knocked him down a bunch of times he won

[@thyslop1737]

Dunno on that. Probably a draw.

[@kentc8000]

Yup, you hit the canvass so many times and you were declared the winner? Unreal!

[@user-ju3xc1xj1f]

途中で寝そうになった笑

[@user-uk4pi3um9x]

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵👍

[@emersonlangstaff1527]

Sharpest MMA kicking I've ever seen...

[@user-ds3ho9ny5r]

日本選手明明被中國選手撃倒了N 次，而裁判們却判斷日選午獲勝，真是匪夷所思、不知羞耻、遺笑大方。

[@omaraguirregajardo5806]

judge buyed

[@cvue559]

Honestly thought the white trunks loss. What happened? Care to explain how he won?

[@user-tl1bw4wp1c]

Because he paid the referee.

[@busyrightnow7259]

@@user-tl1bw4wp1care you serious lol He chased the chinaman all over the ring in the end Can’t win running away chief Paid the ref 😂

[@petedobson4350]

Sweeps don't score, in fact they aren't even allowed in most kick boxing scoring systems. You can lose points for consistent sweeping, kicks to the legs are though. Same thing with catch and hit.

[@MrKHAILEE]

No holding legs? What kinda mma? No hiting no kicking while kneeling? Stop these nonsense sports, no hiting or kicking hard?

[@leslorch7957]

Wrong decision by the judges.

[@spy33r]

Qui is only effective in sweeping technique, making his opponent fall...but skimoto really makes the effective damage by his combination puches and kicks. while Qui makes the sweeping to make it seem he's knocking his opponent down 😅

[@chrisguohao]

What did the jap do? Being a sandbag and tank everything? Name one effective hit from him

[@simoneonem]

CHE MATCH!!! DAVVERO ALTISSIMO LIVELLO