March 19th's KRUSH Card Comes Together: Akihiro Gono vs. Yuya Yamamoto

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 February 2011 18:53 Saturday, 19 February 2011 18:34

Written by Dave Walsh

Japan's kickboxing world marches on while everyone speculates about K-1's future. That is, in part, why it is so important to keep a positive attitude as a kickboxing fan, because no matter what, there will always be good fights surfacing. KRUSH will continue on this year, much like Shootboxing, and push forward with their March 19th event.

The big news is that MMA fighter Akihiro Gono will be making his return to the kickboxing ring, fighting at 70kgs against K-1 MAX fighter Yuya Yamamoto. Yamamoto's K-1 run was less-than-impressive and he has been working his way back up the ladder of late, while Gono has had some mixed success over the past few years, from UFC to DREAM to SRC. Gono will provide some stiff competition for Yuya, but it should be a war regardless.

NOB has a breakdown of the rest of the card. [source]

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