When Karate MASTER Hiroki Akimoto Took On China's TOP Kickboxer 😱 

Akimoto defends his crown against Thai star Petchtanong Petchfergus in the main event of ONE 163! Who ya got? 🔥 #ONE163 | November 19

The timing on those leg sweeps was masterful! Great fight

The skillset BOTH of these guys have is incredible. Great fight.

I think that Qiu timed the sweeps so well because he made the read that sometimes Akimoto's kicks were charged up for power, and that he often threw combinations in a left-right pattern, where the left or right punch was usually followed by its opposite kick. Awesome fight though.

Those leg kicks are brutal

Red guys timing is insane can definitely tell it’s years and years of practice

That was an incredibly high level fight❤

great fight! I love Chinese guy's sweeps. Akimoto's aggressiveness is unstoppable.

The stability,and power of the china guy! as if he were rooted to the canvas, unshakeable...Akimoto was a relentless beast though..both guys have speed, power and accuracy that was commendable...

Man I wish I had that guy's leg sweeps! Fantastic technique!

Wow just incredible skill from both fighters. Their stamina and body conditioning is beyond most fighters I have ever seen.

I'm not sure why the guy that spent half the fight on the mat won, but they were both very good. Their conditioning is impressive.

Incredible timing on the sweeps.

man this is so high level I was rooting for both of them

These fighters have incredible stamina.

As a Kyokushin practitioner, I have nothing but respect for these Warriors. Osu!

That's what distinguish a fighter with commoners, being swept over and over again doesnt break Akimoto's mental, if I were him I had must be thinking "damn man he's nullifying me, he's got an anti of my techniques" and yet he always stand up keep throwing his deadly combo as powerful ever. His combo is taxing but he keeps on delivering it without any sign of exhaustion, what a physic.

These 2 are very evenly matched. Great fight 👏

Akimotos one two plus head kick is so fast it’s like another hand magically appears.

Hopefully Qiu can get another match scheduled. He hasn't fought for almost a year, and ONE is wasting the (few) years of his prime left.

i felt that the leg sweeper guy should win

Suprise of Judges! How many times Hiroki fell on the ground. They should fight one more round for further result !

Akimoto with beautiful combinations and kicks. Qui is damn tough man, i was starting to get sickened see him take so many low kicks and seeing his legs start to change color.

If you watch some of these exchanges in slomo you see how they perfected their craft. This is such high level its INSANE

Very close fight. I'll give it to Qiu for those leg sweeps...what a timing.

judge were not watching...😂😂 this decision is a joke

I think the guy in red shorts was actually winning, the one in white shorts spent a lot of time on the floor

Holy shank! These two guys are lethal. 👏👏👏

A very technical fight between two equally proficient and competent fighters. I enjoyed watching Akimoto's game plan and how he delivered a mixed approach between strikes and kicks. Both fighters were delivering and receiving multiple power shots the entire match. Quality upload!

All I heard was “Okimoto.” Does the China’s kickboxer have a name?

Tough as nails both these gents. Wouldn't like to face either. Can feel the pain through the screen! Great fight.

This is one of the best fight ive ever seen! Both of them very intelligent and technically flawless

Fast, durable and good-aiming guys. Great defence too. It was interesting to watch. They both knew what they were doing.

During the battle I thought Chinese guy is better for winning position as Hakimoto consecutively down floor by the opponent's kicks

The Chi guy is clearly stronger and tougher. I think he deserves the win for all those sweeps.

the leg sweep is commendable, felt like he wasn't that serious nor aiming to win.

Akimoto seemed surprised when his opponent started to charge. In fact, Akimoto appeared less polished up to this guy.

I think the only thing missing from Hiroki's tools is a good jab. If he could use his jab more to set up his inside combinations and disengage he would be even better than he is now.

I'll give it to Qiu for the leg sweeps and so many of them

Qiu was the better I reckon. The other guy can't stay on his feet.

qiu jianliang is a typically sanda fighter. he always try to grab leg. in rules of sanda you can grab others leg and kick one time or just push them to fall. qiu always attempts to grab legs from hiroki's kick that's his natural reaction cause his sanda training.

This is highest level of kickboxing, i would not want to be in a ring with any of those guys

One FC is bringing gold. Love this promotion

Great fight. I wish I could have watched a little longer. Respect to both fighters from Japan 🇯🇵

Apart of being sweeping the floor with his butt the whole fight, the karate "master" quickly started using Muay Thai leg defense for the kicks he was eating up 😂

I really like Hiroki Akimoto’s style. He is aggressive but technical at the same time. All of his fight in One Super Series have been entertaining. He 6-1 in ONE and 26-1 overall, so he has a pretty impressive record and resume.

The guy in red should’ve won, he was moping the floor with all those sweeps.

Looks like a draw but I guess sweep’s don’t score points here. I am from China and I know that the fighting game isn’t big there, there aren’t that many good coaches or fighters. Qiu is incredible that gave me a new impression on our fighters! Congrats to the Japanese legend!

Who hit the deck the most was the loser.

Boy, this is fun to watch! They're both SO fast.

Wild part is that Qiu Jianliang's sweeps outside the ring would have done serious damage. He won the fight, but lost the kickboxing match.

I thought the Chinese man won.

Wow both fighters are super strong. Doesn't matter who won, they both show a decent fight, it is gret to watch 👍

one has done excellent work promoting stand up fights

Akimoto kicks were brutal, and so accurate, also really good checks, amazing to see.

To me the most amazing thing is the guy in red took them hit like nothing is incredible amazing while other one just going fast and strong still to me I was amazed by the red guy standing like nothing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

This fight is so good, this is the fourth time I’ve come back to watch it

Entertaining fight. Akimoto looks more like a Dutch style kick boxer than a karateka.

Que luta bonita , que caras rápido

These dudes are fighting for hundreds of generations before them. Natural blood feud

Loved it. High quality. 💪

Amazing fight. I think Chinese guy won.

How did those sweeps not give Qiu the win?! The scoring is weird under these rules.

I always support Japan against China, this guy however put a good fight, respect.

I'm impressed by both these dudes regardless of commentary favoritism

Akimoto's Karate combination strikes so awesome ART

Qiu is slowing down after multiple strikes on the legs by Akimoto ... those kicks hurt !!

I'm Always Happy seeing Karatê Fighters test himself against The bests in The World.

great sweeps

After that bad start it became a rather even fight. However I don’t see how you can get sweeped 10 times, not score any knockdowns yourself, and win.

I feel bad for the Chinese' left thigh. Those kicks were brutal. It was like Llamas vs Mcdonald all over again dang. I hope he's ok.

Those sweeps "Are a thing of Beauty"!

Two mortal enemies ,Japanese vs Chinese..This is a great fight

Akimoto definitely hit hard and did a lot of damage, but wow those leg sweeps...I would give it to leg sweeper tbh

Just points and the way they scored it... if this was MMA or a street fight Qui wins had him on the floor that many times could have finished him.

Both were excellent fighters, the kickboxer is very technical, but the karate definitely trained their kick harder, than the other. 👌👍👍👍 to both fighters!

One of the few best fight I ever seen. Both are excellent~!

No hay que ser adivino para ver que el de pantaloneta negra fue el que gano. Es increible ver como arreglan los resultados ...pantaloneta blanca agil pero se mantuvo mas en el suelo q de pie

Took 2:53 for one of the sportscasters to finally comment that Akimoto is using a basic dutch kickboxing style tactic of 2-3 punches followed by a strong low kick. This was really cool to watch as Qiu Jianliang seems to have much stronger kicks as a kickboxer (and is great at using them to sweep and keep distance) and that helped in the beginning but Akimoto's (kyokushin/Dutchboxing) 2-3 punch/kick combinations, ability to check/eat sweeps&kicks, and constant pressure to be on the offensive even a little bit made this a solid match to watch. Qiu Jianliang's kicks are great too; it's really refreshing to see someone who can utilize kicking to do sweeps (Akimoto gets swept so many times but just keeps getting up) and use kicks to mitigate range and deliver them with precision and power. These guys are both really great to watch head to head. ^_^

Amazing fighting

I have watched again much time without getting bored

You see Qiu left foot turn red, but i see that the right one is injured, I've watched Akimoto fight before, he's really great figher but for me this match Qiu was the winner, the tank in this match was Akimoto, Good job Qiu & akimoto👍

Qiu Jianliang has a name you know, cant just put one name in the title.

This is one of the best fights I've ever seen.

It’s incredible to see how effective kickboxing (i see a little bit of muaythai as well). Those sweeps and teeps are tough! Really. The akimoto karate style lacks of those resources.

Commentary bias on this bout is beyond belief.

Excellent fight, shame Jianliang didnt take the win but this is obviously K1 rules, also the commentetors clearly dont know what Sanda is, Jianliang, like many chinese fighters, must have a background in it, and it shows in the excellent sweeps he pulled off and the leg catches, which are not allowed. Great fight from both these gentlemen

Phenomenal striking.

How did black shorts not win ? The sweep takedowns were mint

One Championship is really top rank ,really good fight !

Akimoto doing what he does as usual. Spot on 👌

Guy got put on his arse by the sweep about 30 times and still gets the result! Boring fight with a strange outcome🤔

Excellent fight, excellent fighters.

My kneecaps just started to pop out of place watching this

why Qiu lost？ it doesn't make sense

Qiu Jianliang win.

Both fighters were very good and also comparable which made this fight very exciting!

Fantastic sweep.

The commentators love the japanese.. 😅

Qiu 👍🏻💪🏻🥇