NZ K-1
Cheers guys for the awe fights
HEY
KIWI FIGHTERS R UP THERE WITH THE BEST.
PLEASE RATE UR TOP 5 KIWI HEAVY WEIGHT FIGHTERS
1/ RAY SEFO
2/ MARK HUNT
3/ RON SEFO-JASON SUTTIE
4/ HIRIWIA TE-RANGI
5/ DOUG VINNY-ANDREW PECK
THE REASON FOR RON AND JASON BEING TIED AT 3RD PLACE IS THAT THERE ABOUT EQUAL FIGHTERS
HIRIWIA AT 4TH CAUSE HE'S MORE EXPERINCED THAN DOUG AND ANDREW AND MORE UNDER RATED TOO.....
CHEERS GUYS
HIRIWIA HAS HELD A FEW TITLES AND HAS HAD A WORLD TITLE BELT.(UFC WORLD TITLE).
WON OFF FRANK LONMAN FROM HOLLAND.BACK IN 97.
SORRY GUYS IF IM ONE EYED BUT HE IS A GOOD MATE AND WE HAVE BEEN GOOD FRIENDS 4 12 YEARS. BUT DONT GET ME WRONG I KNOW HES STILL GOT A LOT TO WORK ON,BUT HES GETTIN THERE.
AND BY THE WAY IVE MEET MOST OF U GUYS IN AUCKLAND AND I THINK UR ALL GOOD GUYS.
CHEERS
TIGERCLAW
Hiriwia is an awesome fighter all he needs to be the full package is someone behind him to really get him fit.
If Hiriwia was at a top physical fitness level there is no dougt he would be a NZ K-1 CHAMPION.
Maybe something to work on for next year, eh Hiriwia.
Thanx Highlander
He's doin that now.
thats why he did better than he has before.
And i think having his son Stuart in his corner was good 4 him as they both train together.
It help Stuart with getting experince,as some day he him self wants to be in the ring fighting.
By the way my names CHRIS ive been in "T" corner 3 times in auckland.
Cheers and thank you again 4 the positive advice
I agree, I thinks he'z a good fighter, and it would be awesome to see him really fit in next years K1. Hez got some funky hair do's though!
Hi Jigga
Awesome fights aye
Dixon did a great job and so did all the ppl behind the scenes
cheers
Interesting you rank Rony higher than I(beat him twice 1ko) and T higher than I(Koed him last year) and doug the same(koed him at Oceania 2002).
OSU!
Andrew
Im goin on how long ur been fighting and the experince behind it all
Ur a new comer to the sport ur been in it wat 5yrs.
Come on Andrew ur got a to bigger ego to face the facts.
Ur a very good fighter and respected u 4 that.okay
But i just think ur got to chill out some times bro
Respected ppl 4 there comments and dont take it to heart bro
Actually i think Andrew had his first fight 13 years ago, I would have been ten years old. I could stand to be corrected though.
Andrew
sorry , and i apologise 4 the remarks ok
but plz rank ur kiwi fighters and plz be honest
cheers and thanx
Andrew
sorry , and i apologise 4 the remarks ok
but plz rank ur kiwi fighters and plz be honest
cheers and thanx
Tigerclaw
I can confirm Andrew Peck has been around alot longer than 5yrs.
He fought on one of my show's at the Glenfeild rec centre against Slade Leaf & that was back in 1990-91 which he won very easy.
Andrew Peck is no newcomer to the sport.
Good memory Highlander. That was in fact Andrew's first fight in December 1991.
Problem with this game is you are only as good as your last fight.
Andrew will cme back from what has been a tough year better in 2004.
Finally NZ is up on Ax news !!! K-1 Report is up and will go live Monday AM first thing.
Cheers
Guys
In order,
1.Ray
2.Mark
3.Jason &I
4.Ron
5.Doug-T MAN
You asked me so thats what I think.And why do you think I am not chilled out?
Please tell me Tiger Claw.
Te Rangi has always had bad stamina, every year hes lost fights because of it, and every year he has not changed. He either wins early or not at all, and against any decent opponent thats not enough to move him up the ranks.
Doug Viney has had a couple of defeats recently, hes good and can hit fast but maybe needs experience and more defensive work?
Top 5
1 Ray
2 Hunt
3 Suttie (lost to Ron but is still alot more experienced)
4 Peck
5 Ron (won K1 NZ but still need to see results to see if hes lifted himself to a new level. Always been close to becoming a top fighter, hopefully we'll see him follow in Rays footsteps soon).
One Question:
Outside of Ray and Mark, who has performed against Overseas Opposition in the past 12 months - the answer is only Jase and Ron
Ron Beat Percovic first up and should have got the decision in Croatia, He also beat Fujimoto in Japan all in 2003 and he has just won the K-1
Jase beat Marhold, Andrew, Tomihira, and Paul Robinson, and has only lost to Peter Graham (who is in the K-1 finals) and Ron (in a very close match up which could have gone either waY)
Both Jase and Ron are very evenly matched - of the other boys:
Dougie - is young talented and inexperienced and hasn't quite made the step up he has beaten Andrew and Ollie but lost to Juckic Twice and Jase.
Andrew - has looked great in his last two outings but hasn't put the icing on the cake with dominant wins. He has beaten Auckland, Clay and Terrry and lost to Tee Man (albiet contorversially), Jase, Doug,Marhold and Brodrocic.
To be ranked higher these two talented fighters (Andrew and Doug) need to start winning again.
You can also add Rons win over Ooishi to the international list as well Mike
Glen can you give me a call on mobile 021 608 904
Cheers
Mike
most of you have seen my list before [click on my profile if you haven't]. here are the NZL guys again.
World Ranking Name, country code
2 Ray Sefo, NZL
8 Mark Hunt, NZL
57 Andrew Peck, NZL
59 Ron Sefo, NZL
71 Doug Viney, NZL
72 Jason Suttie, NZL
77 Auckland Aumitagi, NZL
131 Clay Aumitagi, NZL
151 Hiriwa Te Rangi, NZL
160 Hape Ngaronoa, NZL
169 Mita Aporo, NZL
212 Paul Kingi, NZL
213 Sio Vitale, NZL
214 Keri Karena, NZL
Hiya guys
hows it going go to see a few ppl with comments
ANDREW my mistake borther ,,,,,,, cheers and no hard feels.LOL
i liked ur ranks list too
Does anyone no if Slade Leef is still doin Stunt work with Peter Bell.
Hey Dixon is Darren Blomfleid still ur man 4 graphic designs, i hear he brouht
the laser copy shop in Henderson just 2 or 3 doors down from ur old shop........
cheers guy and yall take care
Yes he still is and loving his new investment,I think. And Felix just an inquiry, I thought that Hiriwa would replace Andrew or does that not apply in Tournaments. I suppose if it does then Ron would replace Hiriwa.
Hey Dixon,
I heard that Charlie Smiler (Hape's cousin) might be in the NZ K1 next year,
is this correct or just a rumour?
Cheers :-)
Dixon
Thanx 4 that. the last time i spoke to Darren was about a month ago.
Its good to hear he has got things up and running . even if he did have to stop
his dojo 4 awhile well he sets thing up 4 himself work wise.
cheers
hi dixon,
tournaments do count but only in the first round. semi and final rounds do not count.
in the case of the K-1 NZ, all the fighters defended their ranks.
thanks for clearing that up
Sorry Felix, was looking at rankings and Sio has beaten Mita, last year, was a pro/am as both fighters lost their opponents just before kick off.b 5 round point decision on Hape's show
Lets start another long thread about Felix's rankings (LOL) - Felix, your rankings work brilliantly with one off fights but under the K-1 tournament format they leave a lot to be desired.
In fact I would go as far to say they are two quite different scenarios and the highest level. The best five round fighter will not always win in the tournaments and vice versa for the top Tournament fighter.
Given the most recent K-1 NZ results you can see the faults in the system surely. Te Rangi KO over Peck, Sefo pd over Suttie, Sefo PD over Te Rangi, K-1 Oceania Suttie KO winner over Peck, K-1 NZ 2002 Suttie KO winner over Viney, Viney Pts winner over Peck, Peck TKO wionner over Te Rangi ... Under your system none of these fights count for anything in terms of ranking. Surely this is flawed and yes I know we've had this discussion a million times already. (Sorry Guys this is the only comment I am going to make)
HEYA
So watz the next big fights in NZ.
Besides next years K1?
Is there any international fighter coming here next year and if so when.
As alot of our fighter need more oversea oppenets as im sure they get sick off fighting the same guys all the time.???????????????????????>>>>>>>.
Would it be possible to have a tri series or something in that way etc etc.
etk crew,
thanks. in this case, i believe i can make an ajustment since mita hasn't climbed the rankings. if mita rebounded and took the #1 rank [just an example], i wouldn't be able to adjust for sio.
lightning mike,
i know my list doesn't tell the whole story. neither does the list of K-1 grand prix champions. neither does the list of k-1 nz champions. to think that neither ray sefo nor mark hunt has ever won the k-1 nz gp.
one more thing, new zealanders don't have to fight each other to move up in rank. the nzl vs cro fights were a nice opportunity to bring some of the better ranks south of the equator. unfortunately, the croatians seemed to defend their ranks quite well and go as far as moving their own fighters up the list.
Back to work tomorrow night , hip hip hoo ray LOL......
7 till 7
Currently I am working on an International event for March 26th 2004 featuring New Zealand v Australia
The tentative line up will feature the top 4 heavyweights and top 4 Max fighters from the K-1 NZ 2003 show.
Planned match ups at this stage
Jason Suttie v Peter Graham
Ron Sefo v Mitch O'Hella
Andrew Peck v Paul Slowinski
Hiriwa Te Rangi v Chris Chrisopoledes
Jordan Tai v TBC
Shane Chapman v TBC
Rex Redden v TBC
Aaron Boyes v TBC
There will be a rematch in Aus in Aug/Sept
along with K-1 NZ in November
and K-1 Max will be its own event next year dates TBC
Dixon
That Heavyweight line-up will be Awesome if you can get that to happen.
Looking forward to seeing that one.
The Max match Ups at this stage are looking like
Jenk
Baris Nesif
Serkan Yilmaz
and maybe Chris Johnstone
match ups are yet to be decided and confirmed but this is the tentative line up.
What about Redden vs Preacher under K-1 Rules?
You beat me to it Mike
My thoughts exactly
Rex vs Preacher.
Even
Rex vs Frank Zammit.
I have a video of the K1 nz being sent to me. Cant wait to see it. I here that Rex Rumble was in great form! How did he hurt his foot???
Wicked!!!!! Sounds Like Aaron has a hard head!

Here it is
Dude that sounds like an AMAZING show! God I can't wait! Amatuer undercard to warm the crowd up perhaps....? Yeah Rex looked great at middleweight.
Yep, Rex is looking good at that weight, can't wait to see him in action again. That fight card is awesome, mate, Dixon, you are the man...what will you come up with next!!
Hi Dixon
JUst a question about having a show of that. In ssome where like Christchurch or Wellington.
I know would cost alot but how bout taking kickboxing to new cities.
When was the last time a city besides Auckland hosted a Show of that standard.
Just a silly thought...
But dont u think it might bring ppl from all over the counrty and to the next NZ K-1......
If anyone can do something like that.U can........
cheers
If that show was in Christchurch Id cry.
It would be nice for the fans of Kickboxing to see a fight night like this in one of the other cities but the economics of it would probably not be in favour of that eh?
So long as it's on the tele I'm happy enough with that :)
Wellington Draws pretty good crowds to Dave's shows and the venue there is pretty Sharp
Also the Fights that Tank Put on in Dunedin Show that other centres can draw good sized crowds.
Wouldn't surprise me to see Wellington Hosting a Big K-1 show next year but obviously there are a lot of logistics required to make that happen.
I did speak to Dave when he was up and I am seriously considering a big show in Welly next year.
Lol Richie! I'm with you bro! At the end of the day, Dixon has to pay the bills and $$ dictate that you put the show on where the most punters are. At the moment that's Auckland. However, with the exposure that we're getting with the K-1 events on TV and the increased interest in our sport hopefully we will eventually have a big enough national fan-base for Dixon to take the show on the road it would be great for the sport and great for the fans in other areas.
hell most the fans at the auckland event were from south of the bombay hills so lets do it at the queens wharf event centre
What ever happened to that Masterdon??? He or she was funny!
tang
Your opening a can of worms with that Question!!!!
Big slimmy ones.
lol
tang, Don't encourage the tosser eh, might have been funny to some but this site and our sport is not about being funny' or idiot like' so lets just leave it' to their own devices eh and keep the quality of this forum up!
Dixon, wicked!!!!!roll on the 26th of March, I guess it's a bit early to start counting sleeps huh! not far away though ( which is great to keep momentium within the sport up, and what a lineup, sounds like it's going to be a hell of a night, can't wait to have again, with camera in hand what I consider the best seat in the house'
- and reckon it'd do the sport a load of positive things to take it to Wellington ( conditional that it isn't at the expense of any Auckland gigs' I mean hell that just would be on D) create publciity and increase exposure down that way - gotta be a winner all round Dixon
Cheers
image girl
I agree with Tang he was funny bring him back, I need all the support I can get.
OSU!
Oh Antz is it?I still want to know about my plastic surgery bill.
HEY TEAM
wat do u think of the fight night Dixon is goin to put together?
awesome i think. but i wonder.....Tee Man Vs Mitch... 2 grand daddy's of the sport goin at it would be kool 2 see that. There faced each other 3 times b4 and Mitch winning 2 and T 1.
Hi Dixon
The NZ v OZ max matchups sound awesome and like everyone else I'm really excited about it but would there be any chance of getting the absolute top guns from over there ?
ie. JWP, Zambo, Daniel Dawson ?
imagine that..... whoar !
from what i hear JWP is only boxing now and Zambidis is far too expensive for us to even contemplate yet so hopefully Gurkan knocks him out so that his fee will come down LOL. I would like Daniel Dawson as a fighter as well.
from what i hear JWP is only boxing now and Zambidis is far too expensive for us to even contemplate yet so hopefully Gurkan knocks him out so that his fee will come down LOL. I would like Daniel Dawson as a fighter as well.
true, I guess any of those guys would command hefty $$
still would've been good to see them, especially in wgtn ;P
I think Dawson is only Boxing Dixon, though i did see photos of him fighting at the K1 max event in japan wearing shoot boxing pants. JWP has a busy muay thai schedule with a number of fights set up for him in the superleague in europe. I could be wrong though.
I think that both jwp and Dawson have big issues with Tarik. Dawson has been boxing but bypassed Tarik to get a slot on that k-1 max show and jwp has got a 5 fight deal with superleague that will probably keep him pretty busy. It would have been great to see them here though. Zambides is tight with Tarik but as McIver said would want the big dollars
PTB you have hit it on the button. there are issues with Tarik , Dawson and JWP but it should not play a part of what coul be awsome matchups. Maybe the guys dont want to be dictated too LOL .
Felix if you are going to make adjustiments to Sio's ranking then wouldn't mine be adjusted also, Sio Beat Mita Aporo in September of 2002 in a five round fight. I then beat Sio on 16 Nov 2002 and then Sio beat me in on 24 May 2003. If you are going to make adjustments then dosen't mine also deservered to be adjusted? Food for Thort?
K
Both fights that Soi and I had were for New Zealand WKBF Super-Heavy Weight amature Titles.
Does this help?
Heya'll
how it goin?
everyone gettin ready for christmas? hope ur all done ur shoppin
should be a good one this year, if the weather hold up
Keri - I need to get in contact with you for an article I'm writing. I've tried the e-mail address you have on here but it doesn't seem to be current. Can you please e-mail me at matt&horiana@wave.co.nz?
Heya
When is the K1 gp on tv ?
Wat time and day if anyone knows
December 20 I believe, but Mike Angove can confirm :)
Waazup Brothers and Sisters
hope yall had a gr8 xmas,and hope the new year brings all ur dreams
hey mr powerhouse..you say you KOed tee man last year, i think he was ripped off more than what you say you were this year. first of all if you look at the fight from last year he got an 8 count for not fighting back off the ropes..ripoff 1 and then yes you hit him with a spinning hand and knocked him over which im sure every fighter does when they get hit from the side but he was up straight away and that was ripoff number 2. right up until then the fight was even, you won the first and tee man won the 2nd, from where i was sitting at this years k1 you were doing the chicken dance when he hit you and you blame the ref...you poor loser. i just wish the ref let it carry on and then he would have knocked you out. and mike angove, you say you beat hireoa and you have to remember that i was there that night and remember you saying and the tee man saying that he only had a weeks notice..why say you beat him..if you gave him enogh notice i reckon he would beat you too..another is the jason suttie rematch..i wasnt there but saw it on video and even tee man took the fight on 1 days notice, and you say he got beat. when you say you beat hireoa or tee man why dont yous all say also that we beat him on such short notice...boing..boing
sorry mike angove.. i mean he had about 8 hours notice for the jason suttie fight and jason said he had a fight a week earlier in dunedin which was a no rules fight and he had just got off the plane to fight jason...come on you guys why do yous make yourself look better than yous are...i bet you or jason wouldnt take a fight at such short notice and fight hireoa if he had 2 months preparation before..so when you say you beat tee man tell the people how you beat him..what do you reckon mr angove...boing..boing
GOOD POINT BUGS BUNNY
LOOK GUYS IF U WANT TO PROOF U BEAT TEE-MAN ,
Then proof to everyone and make a challenge again and this time give him more notice.......
I know for a fact that you guys would not take a fight on such short notice,
So give the Man credit where credit is dew and tell the fans the truth and not alot of crap.
a KO is Knocked Out not fight stopped
a TKO is fight stopped which i dont think happens in kickboxin
FOR A MAN TO TAKE A FIGHT ON SHORT NOTICE AND TRYIN TO HELP PEOPLE OUT,BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE ESLE WHO WILL TAKE A FIGHT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
In any sport or infact in anything that person is a LEGEND,has a Big HEART and helps ours out when he or she doesnt have to but does because they love the sport so much
I DARE YOU TO MAKE THAT CHALLENGE AND PROOF YOUR WORDS R TRUE
SO COME ON BIG MOUTHS AND PROOF YOU'S DID WHAT YOU SAID YOU DID
IF NOT THEN HARDEN UP
Oh man, don't start all this again.
If Fighter X feels hard done by in his bout Vs Fighter Y then let Fighter X do the talking. All this conversation is doing now is causing a rift in a small community. It's not positive conversation.
You realise that possibly thousands of international viewers read this board. High profile fighters included. This is really not giving a very good representation of our Kickboxing/Muay Thai/K1 community.
These guys have all fought each other a few times now it would seem so rematches are of little value to their careers. Let them move on to new opponents. Would you rather see them try and improve their international standings or just keep fighting the same old guys and never get any further than NZ?
Onward and upward. NZ Kickboxing is going places ya know? Don't dwell on the past.
A little bit of the truth is ala i ask for.
i agree with you andrew...let them fight against international fighters and forget about the past..but tigerclaw is making a point though..show the man some credit honestly.
I hope you guys dont mean me when you say make a challenge to Tee Man he never
fought me on short notice and that first fight was a TKO to me I may have used the terminolgy ko but yes it was a TKO fair and square and to be honest I will
fight anyone if the money is right, Oh and bugs this year I had a huge lead on T and and I did fight out of the trouble I was in but did not get a chance to
finish and you are both wrong I do take fights on short notice but I tend to win so I dont moan about it later.
Osu!
Like I said if the money is right I will do it so bring it on! Anyone!
sorry mr powerhouse, i think you got it mixed up..i said mr angove and psycho say they beat tee man but they dont say how much notice they gave him..i am mainly talking to those 2,osu..i didnt say that he fought you on short notice..oops..but at the k1 this year me and my friends were cheering for you until kaboom he got you with that punch as we were right in that corner at the back, and yes you were winning right up til then..damn it,but yous both fought relly well..i think the ref needs the boot though...you are a great fighter and wish you luck for next year..maybe you can get those mean kicks going like you did in 2000..osu..boing..boing
LET'S GET READY 2 RUMBLE THE ( NEW YEAR AWAY ).
RUMBLE YOUNG MAN RUMBLE.
Rumble young man Rumble. All I can say is I like to do nothing else as much.
OSU!
How times have changed,Andrew POWERHOUSE Peck used to train under Sam Marsters at Fort Street in central Auckland.I used to train him along with Roger Earp,Bikim and any one else who was keen to train.Andrew who I 1st met was always keen on trainning but was a bit down on confidence.He I recall had his 1st belt on the Steve Message VS Clinton Simmons under card which was held at the Down town convention centre.He won a close decision against a Sir Dorr fighter and rested a bit after that.He had already had a Karate back ground and was showing a lot of potential,until he left for Japan.That was 14 years ago...The shock I got when I seen him K.O. everyone in the NZ K1 was HEART ATTACK material.I could nt beleive that this was the quite shy kid who was always keen to train but just a little shy.I am glad for you mate.....You should have seen the look on my face when I was watching the video.Non the less people change,and so has Andrew........Stay focussed mate , don t worry about what has gone on in the past.Win or Loss,you can waste a lot of time dealing with the public..Train hard and the results will follow.Focuss on the Aussies and you will win.Denver,My regards to the boys.
Dever thank you for your kind words a it is good to have contact with you again. OSU!
I hope you do well Andrew you have looked strong against alot of opponents,and like I said you have alot of potential..If it does not kill you it will make you stronger.DAMM whats Roger and Jason putting in your chop suey..Take care and train hard to be the Austratian K1 team..Denver...
i agree dangerous..powerhouse is big and strong and i think he has the biggest muscles in the world and should be mr olympia..but he still has a suspect chin..hes been TKOed in his last 3 fights...maybe he should do chin trainings..GO POWERHOUSE..OSI
what is it bugsy with the attitude eh - gets a bit boring sometimes -
HEY PEOPLE
i agree Image Girl
come on Bugs tell us one of ur story's
LOL
ok image girl it is like this..and i have no attitude just supporting the fighters BUT..it is ok to go round saying you beat a fighter like hiriwa but these guys mike and jason say they beat hiriwa..come on..yes they did beat him..but if you look at how much notice hiriwa got like with jason 8 hours and with mike 1 weeks notice i dont think its fair on the guy to say they beat him..why dont they say yes we beat hiriwa but on short short notice while we trained hard for 2-3 months for the fight with hiriwa and hiriwa was still injured when he fought jason as he fought in a no rules fight the week before and still went the distance with jason, you tell me caitlin whos gone the distance with jason and i bet those guys were more prepared..is that the only way to beat the big man, on such short short notice..if hiriwa was more prepared i reckon he wouldve beat them pretty convincinly..and if hiriwa trained for 2-3 months solid i bet mike or jason wouldnt take a fight on 1 week or 8 hours short notice to fight hiriwa..COME ON MR ANGOVE we still havnt heard form you yet...what do you reckon
hey tigerclaw, if you are teeman or hiriwa im trying to support you becos i dont like the way they talk about you..dont you agree...YOU are the one to kick butt this year..i reckon this is your year so train hard tiger
Bugs more chin strength exercises needed yes but blocking and moving out of the way would be best.
Osu!
yeah - fair enough bugsy that's fine but all I really meant was about the perhap slgihtly smartarse sarcasism that that you sometimes use to get your point across - that's all
and in regard to what you say above - yeah I do see your point but it is Tman who choose to take the fights on at short notice yes!? he wasn't made' to take them on No?! - and that's great respect to him for that, shows his confidence in his own abilty and consistant form perhaps, not to mention his love for the sport - - but you take a fight on at short notice knowing the risk you take by being perhaps less prepared/trained etc - and when you lose those fights you can't suddenly tag on all the buts.. I don't think - and to speculate about who'd win and lose if trained for same time and so on or even if Jason and mike would take them on under those circumstances is exactly that Bugsy, speculation -
I don't doubt you support the fighters Bugsy not at all don't get me wrong -
Cheers - image girl
Bugs Bunny,
Lugs Bunny,
TigerClaw,
Why don't you guys post your Profile like the rest of us????
Scott Happy new year bro and image Girl T Man is a legend!
Osu!
Bring back Masterdon LOL!
Powerhouse - I never said he wasn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrew
Happy new year to you two bro.
Bring back Masterdon!!!
He might already be back!!! in the form of a wabbit!!!!boing, boing, boing,
lol,
HEY GUYS WAZZUP??????????????/
Wats this year goin to bring 4 the Kiwis in the way of title's
And the NZ-K1 is going to be bigger and better this as were got alot of build up towards it .
GO HARD OR GO HOME
Gee Well, Bugs just notcied this debate ranging on T Man and who beat who.
Firstly Tee Man is the toughest fighter in NZ bar none - he has taken more fights on shorts notice than anyone, he says no to no one and always puts on a sprited show. The only other fighter in NZ who can make that claim is Daniel Tai. He is also one of the oldest fighters on the circut god only knows what T mans real age is but he has been 35 for a few years now.If he had only trained to his full potential years ago he would be in K-1 Japan right now.
The best things about the most recent K-1 was that Hiriwa had clearly changed his training routine to include plyometrics, and anerobic recovery as opposed to his previous training routine. And it worked - he retained power through out his fights and in to the final fight with Ron who was bloody sore for days after the fight due to the punishment taken.
With Regard to taking the fight on short notice - Tee Man vs Me: Tee Man had less notice than me, I had three weeks and weighed a shade under 88 kilos for the fight. I believe, although I'm not sure T had a couple of weeks notice. In the fight he clearly faded from the 2nd round onwards and ran out of puff so I got a comfortable points victory. But credit where credit is due - this was my 2nd pro fight and 13th fight in total, T weighed 115 Kilos I weighed 88 so the weight difference was 27 Kilos, he had also fought top professional Heavyweight fighters from around the world and had anywhere between 40 and 50 fights - so although T was not as fit as he would have liked I think some of those other factors should be taken into account. I'd also point out I've never made any commments on this fight other than I got a points decision and that T kick bloody hard, (my ankles were swollen for two weeks after the fight !!!)
As a professional fighter, particularly as a journey man fighter (i.e. a fighter who has yet to really crack the bigger time and will fight anyone anywhere, any time) you need to keep your self in 75 - 80 % shape at all times. If you are a professional this is your job, so stay in shape. Also a professional you make professional choices in choosing when, where and who to fight, some manage their careers cautiously and choose their fights while others like Tee Man fight any one any where any time. I won't comment in which is better but at the end of the day the results are what people look at. Mind you look at what Mark Hunt acheived when he pulled finger and got focused in winning. T could quite easily do the same.
Tee's 2nd fight with Jase was a one day notice when the Dutch fighter pulled out at the last minute, Tee probably helped save the show, but he would also have been paid pretty well to do so. So again it is a matter of choices.
Finally - Tee Man is a Legend in NZ, he is as tough as nails and a bloody good entertainer who people pay good money to see. If he trains properly this year he could kick every bodies ass, and he will have plenty of opportunities because there will be at least four K-1 events in NZ and Aust and possibly further a field he has an opportunity to fight in. At the end of the day as a fighter you are only as good as your last result. If T beats a Jase, a Ron, a Peter Graham or A Slowinski or one of the Eurpean fighters all this debate won't matter. He'll have done his talking in the ring. Which is where these sorts of discussion are always decided.
Good Luck to all the Kiwi Boys this year, it is a big year and an opportunity for some one to step up to the big time.
Hey Bugs - Whats up with Doc ? And Where did he put that Carrot you're always nibbling on? Gives all new meaning to the phrase "What's Up Doc?" (LOL) Boing Boing.
HEY KIWI'S
WHO'S FIGHTING FOR TOTLE'S THIS YEAR AND HOW WILL THEY DO.
BRING SOME GOLD HOME
Just before we close the book on 2003 - I am finally putting the finishing touches on the follow up feature on the NZ K-1 I was supposed to have up before Christmas! The article contains the fighter's (well most of them anyway) reflections on the NZ K1/K1 Max and their opinions on the various controversies. I apologise to Brian, the fighters, and all of you fans for the delay but work and family crises and commitments have made it impossible to post before now. It should be up on Ax news sometime tomorrow and while it might be a little bit past its use by date, there are a number of comments that I'm sure you will all find very interesting. Also watch out for articles on Jason Suttie, Lolo, and Ray Sefo in the near future.
Nearly there! It's a monster (it's alive)! It's about 7000 words long but hey, I did interview 13 of the 16 fighters!! I am just giving it a final clean up and will get someone to cast an editorial eye over it and it will be up for you all to see. Who knows, maybe it will prompt another 107 posts worth of arguing/discussion/debate!!
WAZZUP
SOUNDS AWESOME MATT,CHEERS 4 DAT......
hey guys
Who's the best NZ fighter?
Not buy titles but by his personality etc etc
come on tiger dont you know how to read...we have all been through this before...i think its pretty boring now
Bugs ur boring with ur silly ur silly jokes.
lol
give us time to change
lol
How can anyone be bored with the plans for this year:
K-1 ANZAC and return match
K-1 NZ
K-1 Max NZ
K-1 Oceania
possible K-1 vs Europe event
K-1 Osaka
K-1 Tokyo
K-1 Los Vegas
K-1 Paris ?
K-1 Max Japan ?
And possibly a couple of others
All televised on TV2, and most shows featuring one or more kiwi fighters.
So huge opportunities for our boys to prove themselves and for new guys to step up.
I'll be great to see the Kiwi fans united vs Australia ... giving them hell.
Time to start reving up the Aussies for K-1 ANZAC at the end of March /Early April.
great to see some decent sport on tv these days
keep it up tv2
Hey guys - wassup? Hey Dixon, I am really looking forward to fighting on your show - it's going to be 'wicked'! I would like to catch-up with all the boys and rematch with those I have fought before. Stay in touch and will see you soon. Take care,
Hamid
Well, it's taken a bit longer than anticipated but the 'NZ K-1: The aftermath' article has had an editorial eye cast over it and approved by those who need to approve. I just need to add some photos which I will do tonight so look for it on Ax News tomorrow. It's a monster! I was originally going to do about 5 smaller features but was unable to do this in time because of the reasons mentioned previously. So what we have is essentially 5 features in one huge article. Some really interesting comments from the fighters. Hope you all enjoy it!
I agree, having seen the article awee way back there are some great comments from the fighters and from some of the officials - well worth a read for Kiwi fans.
please dont bite anyone this time hamid! ;p
I didnt bit anyone one, it just looked like it! honestly I didnt, looking forward to a rematch with you though.........../
Sound abit like the kid with chocolate all over his face!!!
"I did'nt eat it mum!! honestly i did'nt"
"Yeh Right"
lol
News K-1 Saitama MArch 28th - Ray Sefo vs One very highly rated boxer ...stay tuned ?
"RUMBLE" vs "PRINCE", "REXY" vs "HAMID" either way, it sounds like a good rematch!
P.S. Who is this Rex "Rumble" Redden anyway? I've heard some pretty good things about him, isn't he that "elbow sling'n" WKBF PRO WORLD MUAY-THAI WELTER-WEIGHT CHAMP? and doesn't he still hold the NZ PRO WMC WELTER-WEIGHT TITLE?
Well that's just what i've heard, maybe it's a rumour? But if it is true then don't you think you've got your hands full Hamid?
his hands full you reckon aaron, maybe he'll just have his mouth full -
image girl
Mouth full of what Image Girl???
Now,now Caitalin, easy girl! we'll start giving him a complex soon, we don't want him dubbed "Nz's Mike Tyson" now do we!?
He's actually a good fighter but I don't think he's quite up to Rex's calibar, it'll be good to see a rematch though, I missed their fight last year in Auckland but I heard that Rexy won.
Just my opinion, no offence intended.
Peace,
Azza :-)
I Hamid's defence - He is a nice bloke who may or may not have made a stupid mistake, I think we should just get over it and let him fight, if iot happens again then you know it wasn't a mistake and can act accordingly but in the meantime lets just get him fighting again and let the fists and feet do the talking ...
PS Andrew Peck won his pro boxing debut last night on points over three rounds
Yup, point taken Mike and way to go Andrew, keep up the good work! :-)
doh!!, sorry just being a bit cheeky - was just too easy to resist - should keep my trap shut sometimes eh -
hey - wasn't at the aba last night so missed andrews debut - anyone, mike? who was there, how was the fight, how did Karl his apponent do through the fight? be really interested to know, i think it was his third time in the ring -
Well done Pecky - fabo way to start then year - wahoo!
My God Aaron, who weird is that, someone addressing me by my actual name, doesn't happen often these days -
image girl
Nah, you're all good Caitalin, we all get a bit cheeky from time to time, it's good for the soul! Mate, you should see/hear me when I get started! he,he
Keep up the good work with your pics/photos :-)
Cheers Aaron
This year is the year that things are really going to happen for the image girl' it's going to be a good year for the sport and I feel a great year for the chic who takes photos of it all -
image girl -
Rematch ,rematch ,rematch !well why didnt you do the job properly first time princey boy! I got nothing to gain by beating you again but hey we might meet in the k1 max if I can get back down from 79kg!hehehe
Good christmas was it Rexy???
Last year was last year, this year will be a different story. Last time i fought you I was 67 kgs. Yes rematch, rematch, rematch! I'm looking for any promoter so we can fight. Don't worry rexy it will be a good fight. Just make sure you win!
sorry no promoters in auckland want to pay me any money, to watch me bash you so until you start winning fights, please dont waste my time, I am on to bigger and better fights!
Ok you are a biger and the best fight but i wouldnt mind shuting you big mouth. Do you still want to fight for your world title? Like what you said before? Dont drop your nuts. See you in the ring:}
Obviously a shitload of loveloss between you two huh -
peck won in a boxing match eh!! good for him!!who knows maybe a nz pro kickboxer will become a boxing champion but hard to see any of them doing 12rounds without throwing a kick or knee or elbow,not that boxing refs take any notice of the knees or elbows,as sean sullivan gets away with more elbow strikes than what you see choppa or rexy in a full thai rules fight!!!!
Dave
There's your next Fight in Wellington for Rexy.
At your Wellington Vs Auckland Show.
Rex Vs Hamid
For Rex's World Title.
rex by kko....kick knockout...seeeeeeeee yaaaaa prince who
Dont write off Hammid I have sparred him look out for his spinning back kick imagin that hitting your head(temple)thats some micheal Thompson knocking out kakuda shit owwee.
Osu!
the problem with that fight is no one will pay me more than $800 yes $800 to fight him cos they know it is an easy fight ( according to the auckland promoters). I dont wanna fight for that sort of money anymore! I have to sacrifice time with my family and time of work (unpaid) cos I run my own business. This year I just wanna fight the on dixons shows and on daves shows cos they are high profile and you get good money when you are fighting k1 max fights. I have gone up in weight now aswell and will be fighting at 69-70 kgs so 66kg is out of the question. so wont be defending that title anymore.
maybe if I start giving prince more shit and rarking him up publicly this fight might attract a bigger payday.hmmm whats it going to be?
ok here goes
ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
IF I GET PRINCEY BACK IN THE RING
i WILL KO HIM ROUND TWO!
Now,now,Rexy, don't be ................Hard on yourself, give yourself some credit, don't ya mean 1ST ROUND K.O. and if they're talking flashy kicks,try a .....................................??? I'll have to tell you at training dude! Not that you need my assistance but it sure would be a cool feeling to see someone win by knockout with this kick!!! oh and i've never seen a defence for this kick either!!! ........Has this got everyone else thinking what it is? ........good! keep thinking! thinking is good!!!
P.S. Who is this Rex "Rumble" Redden anyway? ...He sounds damn Nasty!!!
rumble is the one you can hear when he comes you feel the earth tremor...you know when he is here becos you got no place to hide from and i think prince royalty you definately got no place to hide...KABOOM...seeeeeeya princeeeee..KKO ROUND 1...first kick from R-R-R-RUMBLE...will send the prince back to the land of the seven dwarfs...lol
Oh, okay, I know the guy your talking about now ....he use to drive my tractor!
Prior to that we use to work the cotton-fields together! He use to get cheeky to our Master, just so he could get the Hellish Whipping! All part of training I guess? One Tough Bastard I tell ya!
hey matman when are we going to see the updates of the fighters you keep talking about...i think there maybe is none and you make us fans have to wait..
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