Japanese RBR (Okada Vs Aoqui/Brubaker Vs Takayama)

Just began on boxingraise.com opening bout is Kazuki Saito vs Kamol Jatuten. Saito is a touted prospect that is tipped for success. This is a 6 round bout at 140lbs!

1-Saito dominant picking his shots through out, lots of left hooks to the body, very consistent work from Saito through the first 3 minutes and very little from the Thai. 10-9

 

Jatuten was listed as being 8-5-2 (2) entering this one by Dangan (boxrec had him at 0-2)

2-Saito continues to land consistent shots and Jatuten goes down, stays down, pretends to try and beat the count at 10 but he knew there was no point getting up. Nice debut for Saito, tougher tests will come.

 

Up next Daisuke Sakamoto (11-8-3, 6) v Sirisak Pimpasit (0-2)

 

The Thai here is mr bloody jiggly...Sakamoto is JBC #1 ranked at 147lbs (the division is terrible domestically)

Mr Jiggles goes down with 30 seconds left but don't think it was given as a KO...Sakamoto unloading to the bell...this time we do have a KD and Mr Jiggles beats the count. 10-8 Sakamoto

 

2-Sakamoto dominating and is accurate but open, Sirisak lands a good couple of counters, Sakamoto thinks "**** this guy" and roars at Sirisak, body shot sends the Thai down and he gets counted out!

 

Yuki Ogata (22-2-1, 4) vs Takahiro Araki (8-5, 4)

 

1-Ogata pretty negative already, Araki not particularly good but landing the better right hands, 1-2 Araki, a couple of stiff jabs from Ogata. Won't be in a rush to watch that around again...going to give it to Araki for showing some will. Ogata the more talented fight but...I'm not rewarding that style unless he shows me much more.

 

2-Ogata has stepped it up and having much more success with his counters, but 3 or 4 big right hands from Araki earns him the round for me.

Taka who you got for the main?

 

3-Ogata shows some initiative and backs up Araki once, Araki with some big right hand pot shots. Very bleh fight. Gotta give it to Araki again.

 

4-Ogata probably did enough to claim it, but was tagged hard late in the round, very unenjoyable bout

 

5-More of the same really for the first minute, Ogata now plodding forward and Airkawa landing the odd big shot then getting out, the two swing for the fences, good shot from Ogata!

Ogata round.

 

6-Ogata got some hunger now and he comes out with a bit of hunger, much better from him, good body shot Ogata,Araki with a shot up top, Ogata doesn't look like a fighter who “deserves” his record, but he is starting to assert himself more now...and as I type that Araki lands two big right hands. Ogata round

 

Close round 7, Ogata tried to up but seems to have nothing above 3rd gear