Known as the Kyokushin siblings, Ryuya and Nana Kusakabe represent the Chubu prefecture of Japan, exploding onto the K-1 scene with their 2nd annual Koshien under 18 preliminary 16 against Ryuma Tobe.
This Chubu region Kyokushin champion posesses the complete package, with powerful combinations of boxing, kickboxing and kyokushin karate sharp shoots, with phenomenal footwork and offensive timing off of defensive postures on counter sharp shoots and set up combinations by doubling and tripling jabs. With a brutal TKO victory against Daizo Sasaki in the quarter finals of the K-1 final 8 with a russian hook left switch high kick and right cross left hook, right upper cut combination, Kusakabe will face Masato's prodigy Hiroya in the K-1 Koshien Final 4 at K-1 Dynamite this winter 2008. Dropping a split decision to 2007 K-1 Under 18 champion Yudai, Hiroya faces his toughest opposition to date.
Keywords: Mixed Martial Arts
