Have yet to see a Ichigeki show. Hopefully might be able to get this how on tape though. Haven't really seen the Kyokushin fighters in action, have no real place here in the U.S. to get recent Kyokushin tournament shows.

I couldn't find anything on Tanaka. Nijman actually does come from a Karate background also. Last fight I saw was an mma fight I believe agaist this psuedo pro wrestler / fighter. I believe Nijman won with a head kick or by tko from punches / kicks. He is capable as a striker. Again- didn't find anything on Tanaka.
Kurbanov finished 5th in the Kyokushin 8th World Open in Oct. 2003, won by Hitoshi Kiyama. I still have no clue who this Big Fam is, and there is no telling with a K-1 connection to this.

Teixeira finished 3rd in the 8th World Open. Mastrorovic appears to be a fairly good kickboxer. But Teixeira probably has the advantage here in a Karate match. Looks like a potentially good fight on paper.

Akaishi vs. Maverick. Lol- a friend of mine thinks Maverick is by far the least skilled of the "sports entertainment" fighters K-1 has used for the past year or so. I didn't see his first fight.

Pichkunov is a former European Karate champion. Petruzelli seems to have competed a lot in Karate. Seth claims a 60-15 record in Karate. In his resume he includes USNKF National Karate champ '93, and 1st place in World Championships Team Kumite in '97. He is 5-2 in mmma, 4 of the wins came by tko(strikes, cut, towel thrown in once). He supposely did a real number on UFC-legend Dan Severn in his last fight. Petruzelli lists a spin kick as one of his best techniques.

Feitosa finished 4th at the 8th World Open, but has only one 2 of the 10 fights on his K-1 record. TOA, in the one fight I saw believe under K-1 rules, showed some skill at least.

Filho vs. Bonjasky. Could be a good fight, if Bonjasky presses Filho into staying active. It as been awhile since I have seen Filho fight.