Tanaka Vs Palangpol / Oguni Vs Iwasa RBR

8-Both start very slowly, Palangpol then takes about 2 minutes of it, but eats a number of shots late and seemed to be wobbled before the bell. A Palangpol round but can see it swinging, seemed like Tanaka got his self belief back at the end of the round though, that's important.

 

9-Tanaka fighting with some self belief, and he lands a good body shot, a right hand sends the Thai down, he's up, and they are just swinging for the fences, this is insane, neither man is backing down from this, crazy crazy action, Tanaka rocks Palangpol, and he's on the ropes, takes a huge shot, and the ref steps in!

Amazing round!

 

Next up IBF Super Bantamweight champion Yukinori Oguni (19-1-1, 7) taking on Ryosuke Iwasa (23-2, 15) in Oguni's first defense...the two are close friends and the build up between the two has been probably the lightest for a fight in recent years with lots of playful stuff by both

 

Originally Oguni decision...but over the last 24 hours I've swung to Iwasa by stoppage...really interested in this one as it has 50-50 over it..

Yourself?

 

FFS even Oguni's entrance seems like a rib on Iwasa some how...some inside joke music and a deliberately slow walk

 

And he's....finally....in the ring....