Fight of the Fortnight #3: The Mightiest of Midgets.

George Crowcroft · Jan 18, 2020

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Inside joke. Sorry.
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The Morlocks · Jan 18, 2020

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roughdiamond · Jan 18, 2020

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Kazuto Ioka vs Akira Yaegashi

Round 1: 10-9 Ioka (very close round, Akira had moments stalking & attacking but Kaz used lateral movement & counters well)

Round 2: 10-9 Yaegashi (beat Ioka to the punch throughout)

Round 3: 10-9 Yaegashi (very close round, Ioka's countering namely the right hand made it tight, he already hasYaegashi's left eye swollen almost shut. However Akira's inside work especially to the body nicked the round for me)

Round 4: 10-9 Ioka (good round for Kaz, he's in a good rhythm now and starting to feel it. Yaegashi's left eye is swelling horribly, but his right eye is starting to get bad now too. Despite this he's still having moments)

Round 5: 10-9 Yaegashi (Akira explodes on Ioka after the ref checks his terrible left eye to see if he can continue. Ioka rallies late with a great combination, but Akira comes right back with wicked shots to cement the round)

Round 6: 10-9 Ioka (good round for Kaz, Akira still firing away looks to be slowing down a tad) (57-57 at the halfway mark. I like Corwcroft's idea of total score updates, though I did it at the halfway point instead of the quarter point of the fight)

Round 7: 10-9 Yaegashi (what a display of heart here! Akira can barely see and is getting tagged on that grotesque left eye regularly and is still firing back and landing huge solid shots of his own. Neck and neck round, definitely a swing round. I just like Akira's show of heart & determination to hang with the younger fresher Ioka despite the damage to his eyes) SWING

Round 8: 10-9 Ioka (Kaz does better moving to his right where Akira has little to no vision from that eye and peppering him while avoiding much return this round) (76-76 after 8)

Round 9: 10-9 Ioka (another close one, I have Ioka stealing it at the end with a big rally where he connected perfectly on a several punch combo) SWING

Round 10: 10-9 Yaegashi (what a 10th round! Ioka started well and won the first minute, Akira came battling back challenging the young Ioka to go toe to toe and had a huge 2nd minute, they fought the last minute close to even. Akira's big 2nd third of the round wins the whole for him on my card)

Round 11: 10-9 Ioka (another good close round. I gave it to Kaz on the strength of his active accurate & effective popping jab mixed with sell timed shots to the body. Akira landed well throughout, he just got beat by the more active fighter this round imo)

Round 12: 10-10 Even (what a amazing final round both men gave everything they had left, and I believe each hurt the other here. Ioka going to Akira's body, and Yaegashi with a combination upstairs that looked like it might have stunned Kaz slightly. I can't split them this round) SWING

My Score: (115-114 Ioka)

Hard to believe Yaegashi is a fighter that has been stopped 4 times since this fight. His chin was iron on the night, what a great fight!
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Well, one of those guys was peak Roman Gonzlaez (a valiant effort). Yaegashi has now gone on way too long.

I haven't actually watched this one yet (blasphemous for me) so I'll have a score later.

George Crowcroft · Jan 18, 2020

Efren Torres vs Chartchai Chionoi 1

Rd. Chai : Torres
1. 10 : 9
2. 10 : 8
3. 9 : 10
4. 10 : 9 (39-36)
5. 9 : 10
6. 10 : 10
7. 8 : 10
8. 9 : 10 (75-76)
9. 10 : 9
10. 10 : 9
11. 9 : 10
12. 9 : 10 (
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Chionoi wins by 13th round TKO.

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1. Chai 10-9

2. Chai 10-8, close evenly fought round. Then a KD... Torres didn't look hurt in the slightest but down he went.

3. Torres 10-9, close-ish, can see going either way but Efren consistently landed the nicer shots. His combos to the body were fun.

4. Chai 10-9, another close-ish one, but I thought Chai took based his cleaner punching in exchanges.

5. Even 10-10, really fun round. Both guys traded at a high pace for 3 minutes, both landed really nice punches at a similar pace. Hard to split, I was leaning to Chai but then I thought Torres got the better of the exchange on the ropes, evening it up.

6. Chai 10-9

7. Torres 10-8, blistering exchange to start off, then Torres lands clean and Chai toppled into the ropes. Chai got on toes and started boxing but he was still taking heavy artillery and definitely did not do enough to win the round, and I have it a 10-8 coz he would've gone down had the ropes not been there.

8. Torres 10-9, landed a sequence of hard shots that swung a swing round in his direction imo.

9. Chai 10-9, see above, then reverse. Another swing round.

10. Chai 10-9, another close one. I gave it Chai based on him pressuring Torres significantly throughout.

11. Torres 10-9, easiest one to score so far (bar 2&7) but also the ugliest. Chai did more holding than hitting and Torres pounded his brains out with every opportunity.

12. Torres 10-9, similar the last round but closer, Chai stopped holding and landed a brilliant 1-2 that staggered Torres and hurt him, he followed up but it wasn't enough to drag the round back imo.

13. Chai TKO

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Real good fight this one, I liked it more than Gonzalez-Carbajal 1.

I scored this one in parts, due to no reason other than exhaustion. I thought it was a pretty tough one tbh, based on the large amount of swing rounds.

Lots of awesome action though, Torres' face was a mess, and actually, so was Chai's, both men were exhausted. This was clearly a physically draining war.

roughdiamond · Jan 18, 2020

Kazuto Ioka vs Akira Yaegashi

Ioka - Yaegashi

R1: 10 - 9
A tense opener. Ioka with some well timed counters.
R2: 9 - 10
Yaegashi forcing the issue. Left hooks and bodywork.
R3: 10 - 9
A very close round. Ioka more effective.
R4: 10 - 9
Close again. Ioka effective with clear shots.
R5: 9 - 10
Yaegashi great work here. His eyes are ****ed, however.
R6: 10 - 9
JUST gave this to Ioka. Skilled action.
R7: 9 - 10
Akira doing better in exchanges, landing rights and hooks.
R8: 10 - 9
Ioka landing some pinpoint shots.
R9: 10 - 9
Open scoring. Ioka stealing the round.
R10: 9 - 10
Getting very nasty, Yaegashi landing some serious leather
R11: 10 - 10
Very close. Probably leans to Ioka, honestly.
R12: 9 - 10
Great, great finale. Warriors.

TOTAL: 115 - 114 IOKA

Notes:

Damn, Katsuya Onizuka has a big beard now lol. Different from his 90's Boxing heyday (which I definitely advise you check out, wars!).

Joe and Yakushiji in the crowd, alongside other big Boxing names. Seemed a big event - first all Japanese unification.

Ioka is consistently leading with his head and sometimes his elbows, too. Should have definitely had a warning and a point took from him.

Jel · Jan 18, 2020

Chartchai Chionoi v Effren Torres 1

I love this fight! Torres throws the kitchen sink at Chionoi but he won't budge and Torres' attacks become more desperate as the cuts he has suffered mean the end is nigh. Such a shame that a fight this good had to end on an anti- climax.

1 9-10 (close)
2 10-8
3 9-10
4 9-10 (big round for Torres as he staggers Chionoi)
5 10-9 (close)
6 9-10
7 9-10 (big Torres round, Chionoi shows remarkable resiliency and an iron chin, the only thing that stopped Torres getting a 10-8)
8 10-10 (tight round - Chionoi took first half, Torres second half)
9 10-9 (tight round again)
10 9-10 (another tight one. Torres edged it)
11 9-10 (Torres goes all out to finish Chionoi but the Thai shows tremendous heart to keep coming back against the onslaught. Clear Torres round though.)
12 9-10 (Torres must be wondering what he has to do to stop Chionoi. He won the round, but by the end Chionoi was coming back - remarkable)
(112-116)
13 Chionoi TKO Torres

rorschach51 · Jan 18, 2020

Kusuo Eguchi vs Katsuaki Eguchi

Round 1: 10-8 Kusuo
Round 2: 10-8 Katsuaki
Round 3: 10-9 Kusuo
Round 4: 10-9 Kusuo (Katsuaki won the first 2 minutes but was beaten badly in the 3rd to lose the round)
Round 5: 10-9 Katsuaki
Round 6: KO Kusuo

My Score: (47-46 Kusuo) ATOS

That was hard to watch. You could tell neither man wanted to hurt the other, but that didn't stop them froming throwing everything they had at each other.

George Crowcroft · Jan 18, 2020

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Rd. Kus : Kats
1. 10 : 8
2. 8 : 10
3. 10 : 9
4. 10 : 9
5. 9 : 10 (
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(Kusuo) Eguchi wins by 6th round KO.

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1. Kus 10-8, instant action, a crippling body shot puts Kats on the mat, then punishes the ribs even more, once Kats recovers he goes all out with combos too. Crazy opener.

2. Kats 10-8, Kus taken down early, then Kats pounces on him and dominates the whole round.

3. Kus 10-9, scoring this one was basically scoring the two halfs, the first of which, was dominated by Kus. The 2nd, was very competitive with Kats getting the edge, overall I thought Kus did slightly better.

4. Kus 10-9 , close round, both men hurt, but Kus' shots seemed to have a longer lasting effect, with Kats seemingly spending a third of the round dazed.

5. Kats 10-9, won on activity, Kus spent too much time pretending to be slick. Kats didn't really do any damage though, his punches were basically all pushed arm punches. Kus did the better work just not enough of it.

6. Kus KO6, KABOOM!!!!! Good boxing to begin this one from Kus, then once he hurt Kats, he pounced. Playing around he wound up a SRL style bolo and BAM! Kats is over, and counted out, although he probably could've continued.

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CRAZY FIGHT.

The fact that these two are brothers, and went to war like this is insane. Jokes KO as well, took sibling rivalry to the next level.

Awesome war, loads of momentum shifts from large to mini, constant drama and some decent boxing from Kus. As a very competitive individual, a southpaw and the eldest of 5(3 lads), I was routing for Kus. I'd love to know the backstory, did they hate eachother, want to have fun or just thought "**** it, why not"?

rorschach51 · Jan 20, 2020

Veeraphol Sahaprom vs Daorung Chuwatana

Round 1: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 2: 10-9 Chuwatana
Round 3: 10-9 Chuwatana
Round 4: 10-9 Chuwatana
Round 5: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 6: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 7: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 8: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 9: 10-9 Sahaprom SWING
Round 10: 10-9 Chuwatana
Round 11: 10-9 Sahaprom
Round 12: 10-9 Chuwatana

My Score: (115-113 Sahaprom)

Sahaprom is actually a very skilled, slick little man with good power. Very fun to watch, sign me up for more please!

On the phone again today so no details sorry, but I could see a draw here too.

George Crowcroft · Jan 20, 2020

Masao Oba vs Betulio Gonzalez

Rd. Oba : Lio
1. 10 : 9
2. 10 : 9
3. 10 : 9
4. 10 : 9
5. 9 : 10 (49-46)
6. 10 : 9
7. 10 : 9
8. 10 : 10
9. 10 : 9
10. 10 : 9 (99-92)
11. 10 : 9
12. 9 : 10
13. 9 : 10
14. 9 : 10
15. 9 : 10 (
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Oba wins by a 15 round UD.

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1. Oba 10-9, good round to start, Oba showing his elite jab early, Gonzalez landing decent leather late.

2. Oba 10-9, same again but closer, Oba's jab being the difference but Gonzalez leading well, and now landing good counters when Oba lead.

3. Oba 10-9

4. Oba 10-9

5. Lio 10-9, same pattern but with Gonzalez showing some cute head-movement and landing the only clean shots of the round. Very highly skilled affair.

6. Oba 10-9, closely fought round, Oba landed a couple punches which stunned González then the paced picked up drastically. This is most definitely a swing round.

7. Oba 10-9, another close one but I thought this was a definite Oba round. He forced it more and did cleaner work, at a higher rate, but it was very competitive.

8. Even 10-9, close, obviously. Oba was getting the better of it with his jab but González started timing it with a bob and weave left hook. I enjoyed watching the way Betulio would nonchalantly come back up with that left.

9. Oba 10-9, too cute at boxing. González started leading but Oba had him figured out and T'ed off on him easily.

10. Oba 10-9

11. Oba 10-9, real close but Oba's workrate with that jab took it imo.

12. Lio 10-9, came out guns blazing, backed Oba up and landed some nice shots.

13. Lio 10-9, González did well here, a real scrappy one where he roughed Oba about. Oba came back and started landing well at the very end.

14. Lio 10-9, momentum clearly shifted towards González, landed a volley of hard shots to close out a round he was probably winning.

15. Lio 10-9, ugly round, González landing cleaner.

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Good fight, a little one-sided though. I liked Oba's jab, and González's Bob and Weave, both made the fight exciting. González could've won this, but he didn't find his mojo/get in the fight, until way too late imo.

Good style clash, different levels.

George Crowcroft · Jan 20, 2020

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Rd. Akira : Ioka
1. 10 : 9
2. 10 : 9
3. 10 : 9
4. 9 : 10 (39-37)
5. 9 : 10
6. 9 : 10
7. 9 : 10
8. 9 : 10 (75-77)
9. 10 : 9
10. 10 : 9
11. 9 : 10
12. 10 : 9 (
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Ioka wins by 12 round UD.

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1. Akira 10-9, both guys boxing and landing well, Yaegashi getting the better of it.

2. Akira 10-9, more toe to toe this time, Akira's more comfortable letting his hands go and is subsequently getting off first.

3. Akira 10-9, Akira was getting the better of it but Ioka was doing a lot damage and boxing well. Could go either way tho tbh. Yaegashi is one fast mutha****er with his hands and feet, not so much his head.

4. Ioka 10-9

5. Ioka 10-9, Yaegashi doing good work but not enough to win, his own face was ****ed and he ate a steady diet of jabs despite landing the flashier combos.

6. Ioka 10-9

7. Ioka 10-9, good round for Zuto, landing nice 1-2s. Akira's face is disfigured.

8. Ioka 10-9

9. Akira 10-9, swing could see going either way. Akira landing harder single shots but Ioka landing lots of shots, depends what you like here but Akira did much better than he has for the last 10 minutes.

10. Akira 10-9, much better from Yaegashi.

11. Ioka 10-9, landing hard more often than Yaegashi was throwing. Clear Ioka round.

12. Akira 10-9, won most exchanges imo, brilliant final round.

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Great fight, awesome action. Ioka was a good boxer, Akira too. Of course it all went out of the window.

I had it a draw, but it was a close fight and you definitely could've given the 3rd to Ioka. The UD flattered Ioka imo.

Akira is like Holyfield in the sense that I'll never understand how someone with fundamentals as good as that, who were so quick were so easy to hit.

Brilliant chin from both men.

roughdiamond · Jan 21, 2020

Masao Ohba vs Betulio Gonzalez

Ohba - Gonzalez

R1: 10 - 9
A shifty, skilled round. Ohba winning off the lead.
R2: 10 - 9
Gonzalez moving well; not doing enough to win.
R3: 10 - 9
Ohba working the lead well, though he was countered.
R4: 10 - 9
Ohba working, working that great lead combo.
R5: 9 - 10
Tight round. I just favoured Betulio.
R6: 10 - 9
Ohba controlling distance masterfully. Great skill from both.
R7: 10 - 9
Ohba getting caught more now, but worked to win the round.
R8: 10 - 10
Ohba countered hard, but he wroked to well to 'lose'.
R9: 10 - 9
Ohba taking it off work despite equal skill..
R10: 9 - 10
Awesome round!
R11: 10 - 9
Ohba landing sneaky shots and body punches. Gonzalez coming on late now.
R12: 9 - 10
Tight round. Fighting in close now.
R13: 9 - 10
Some hell for leather here. Another tight one.
R14: 9 - 10
Betulio landing some jolting shots.
R15: 9 - 10
Awesome finale. Both exchanging. Betulio pushing Ohba around.

TOTAL: 144 - 142 OHBA

Notes:

A great, skilled battle between two great fighters. Deserved the re-watch.

Gonzalez such a brilliant, underrated great. Shows some awesome movement and ultiple looks here, before he became more of an 'iron man'.

Ohba has one of the best leads you can see in Boxing, especially lower classes.

Ohba was open to a left hooker, definitely.

Jel · Jan 22, 2020

Masao Oba v Betulio Gonzalez

Excellent technical fight that heated up as the fight wore on. Gonzalez showed superb defensive skills and countered Ohba well but he was less busy than the champion and that may have cost him overall. Plenty of very close rounds so not surprised there is variation in the cards.

1 9-10 (very close)
2 10-9 (close again)
3 9-10
4 10-9
5 10-9
6 9-10 (damn these are tight rounds!)
7 9-10 (superb defense from Gonzalez)
8 10-9 (Ohba by a hair)
9 10-9
10 10-10 (so tight)
11 10-9 (absorbing tactical battle)
12 10-9
13 10-10 (terrific action round)
14 10-9
15 9-10

Ohba 145-142 Gonzalez

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