Yuki Yoza vs Aikpikart Mor Krungthepthonburi 22.12.3 EDION ARENA OSAKA

K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN～K-1 BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
2022.12.3 EDION ARENA OSAKA
K-1 LIGHTWEIGHT／3min.×3R・Ex.1R
Yuki Yoza vs Aikpikart Mor.Krungthepthonburi
（COMMENTARY）
Nicholas Pettas
Russell Goodall
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[@MrTheWaterbear]

I don't know what kind of game plan Aikpikart's team had for him, but if you want to win a 3-round K1 kickboxing match, you have to be way more explosive and pressuring. Yuki outscored him massively just on points alone. It felt a little bit like Yuki was just sparring with minimal counter-pressure. Great fight, wonderful shots thrown from both, I hope we see more of Aikpikart, perhaps under Thai ruleset. Yuki as always looks super, a really fun fighter.

[@zeku45]

Yoza's boxing defense is very strange, at moments he is rolling with punches, parrying and cross guarding while most of the time he's just absorbing damage on his guard. He also parries the lead kick in an unconventional way, parrying it from the inside outward widening their stance as opposed to the outside inward exposing their back. He also seemed to absorb a lot of low kicks here but seemed unbothered. I worry slightly about the longevity of this style as his durability and chin inevitably fade especially due to how hard he spars.