YUNTA [ESP] VS KIM TAE HOON [KOR] 2019 CHIBA GRAND PRIX FIGHT BREAKDOWN – WHY YOU NEED A STRONG CUT

Watching this world champion is both fun to do and educational. I was however, shocked to see him brought down by Spain here who is smaller in height but very crafty and superb in his blocking.

Many times KTH’s foot would be close to the armor and yet no point.

I like the way Spain opens up the match with aggression and how he takes the lead with a point and then uses KTH’s own information against him by countering almost exclusively to KTH’s face during KTH’s offense.
I think where KTH makes a mistake this match is opting to go straight for points without forcing Yunta into a bad position first. Had KTH been opting for a force-out against Spain, I explain many times in the video that it would have forced Spain to commit more to staying in the ring which may have compromised his ability to block and defend with straight to the face counters.
In my opinion if KTH had been opting more for power cuts to disrupt Spains immediate head kick counters, the match would have opened up a little more for Korea to score more points. Instead, since KTH moves straight in for the points, Spain was more than happy to exchange at mid-distance with him, thus giving Spain the match.

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMAtdi0NbMs
Timestamps:
3:50 – Kim Tae Hoon Game rundown
5:00 – Reasons to be on offense – discussion on how to beat a “Named” player.
6:25 – Rundown on Spain’s game and what you should be doing first round in a fight
8:08 – Any help? Personally confused as to why Europe seems to be content fighting on the edge?
And why is there no hard cut to force out?
10:11 – Possible reason for fighting on the edge of the ring?
11:07 – first round adjustments
11:40 – why is there no force out?
11:50 why hard cutting to force out on the edge is important/how it plays into setting up head kicks or other points.
12:40 – Rundown on Spain’s adjustment against KTH
15:00 frustrated noises
15:25- how to block behind the head crescent kicks
16:30 – my opinion on KOR’s game and what he should be doing as an adjustment.
21:10 – Looking at Yunta’s blocking
23:00 – closer look at yet another one of Yunta’s headshots.
24:00 – explination of why the hard cut is important when the opponent is on the edge and how that opens up people for head kicks or points.
26:10 – Looking at what opportunities a hard cut could have potentially created.
28:30 – game recap.

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