Kazuto Ioka vs. Felix Alvarado RBR

Both of them. Insane pace.

Both throwing in the eleventh like it was the first.

 

Round 11

Alvarado is whipping in left hooks and looping in the right hand. Ioka tosses short 1-2s and low slashing combos above the belt of Alvarado, leaning forward with his arms folded up in a shield. Alvarado is pressing in and landing on the sides of Ioka's head with a variety of shots, mostly arm punches, but touching him regularly. Uppercuts inside by Alvarado. Both are breathing through open mouths now but firing every second, Alvarado forcing Ioka to work. Higher quality shots from Ioka, but his own high work rate pales in comparison with Alvarado's.

10-9 Alvarado

105-104 Ioka

 

Round 12

Alvarado is leading with overhand rights, bowing forward on the outside, clamping onto Ioka with one wrist on his neck and setting himself up to drop hammer-fists on the head and carry uppercuts into his middle. Ioka counters with hooks and uppercuts on the body while sliding away. Alvarado is following and looking to bullwhip Ioka with both long arms. Alvarado walks into a MASSIVE left hook on the jaw. Alvarado keeps marching forward and lands his own giant hook on Ioka. Body shots by Ioka, digging hard downstairs as he bends his knees deeply and circles away. Alvarado presses in and throws a combination of left hooks and looping rights. HUGE CHOPPING RIGHT UP TOP BY IOKA! That was a knockout punch, and yet Alvarado took it with only a slight wobble. Final bell. Both men are hoisted up on their camp's shoulders after embracing. Warriors.

10-9 Ioka

115-113 Ioka

 

Official cards:

Sergio Caiz 115-113
Carlos Sucre 119-109
Pinit Prayadsab 119-110

UD for Kazuto Ioka

 

Two scores were too wide.

 

Sucre and Prayadsab, by the way, are the same pair who saw Kameda over De La Mora by a comfortable margin...

 

His resume was thin heading in but Alvarado has enough 'street cred' that Ioka struggling with him in victory is no great shame.

I mean, he is a prized sparring partner for Chocolatito.