On Friday, March 3, KRUSH returned to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan for KRUSH.74.
In the evening’s main event, Krush 58-kilogram champion Kaito Ozawa defended his title against Chinese prospect Yun Qi. Ozawa most recently defended his title at KRUSH.68 against Tatsuya Oiwa, his rival Takeru’s teammate.
In the night’s action, top-10 ranked featherweight Minoru Kimura lost in his return to kickboxing against Kohei Nishikawa. Former Krush 67-kilogram champion Keita Makihira stopped K-1 veteran Kenji. Former Krush 70-kilogram champion Hiroki Nakajima knocked out K-1 gym’s Yoichi Yamazaki.
The event aired live at 3:00 a.m. ET on AmebaTV, NicoNicoTV, and GAORA.
FULL RESULTS
Kaito Ozawa def. Yun Qi by majority decision (30-29, 30-29, 29-29) – 58-kilogram title
Kohei Nishikawa def. Minoru Kimura by knockout. Round 1, 2:12
Keita Makihira def. Kenji by knockout. Round 3, 0:57
Hiroki Nakajima def. Yoichi Yamazaki by knockout. Round 2, 2:00
Taito Gunji def. Taisuke Degai by unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Kotaro Shimano def. Yuta “DYNAMITE” Takahashi by unanimous decision (30-27×3) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Toshi def. Yoshiki Harada by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-26) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Fumiya Osawa def. Tatsuya Inaishi by unanimous decision (28-26, 28-26, 27-26) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Takumi Yokoyama def. Hitoshi Aketo by unanimous decision (30-28, 29-28, 29-28) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Fumiya def. Hayato Suzuki by knockout. Round 3, 0:31
Ryuto def. Keita Kanto by majority decision (30-28, 30-28, 29-29)
Naoya Otada def. Hiroaki Shinohara by knockout. Round 2, 1:52
Kohei Nishikawa def. Minoru Kimura by knockout. Round 1, 2:12
Keita Makihira def. Kenji by knockout. Round 3, 0:57
Hiroki Nakajima def. Yoichi Yamazaki by knockout. Round 2, 2:00
Taito Gunji def. Taisuke Degai by unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Kotaro Shimano def. Yuta “DYNAMITE” Takahashi by unanimous decision (30-27×3) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Toshi def. Yoshiki Harada by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-26) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Fumiya Osawa def. Tatsuya Inaishi by unanimous decision (28-26, 28-26, 27-26) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Takumi Yokoyama def. Hitoshi Aketo by unanimous decision (30-28, 29-28, 29-28) – 60-kilogram tournament quarterfinal
Fumiya def. Hayato Suzuki by knockout. Round 3, 0:31
Ryuto def. Keita Kanto by majority decision (30-28, 30-28, 29-29)
Naoya Otada def. Hiroaki Shinohara by knockout. Round 2, 1:52