Kazuto Ioka vs. Akira Yaegashi RBR

Top of the hour. :good

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Midweek early bird action!

 

Japanese boxers always think they're going to catch bird flu or something between their dressing rooms and the ring. :?

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They're running hype pieces and having the analysts give their thoughts...we're about to find out what's first on the boxing menu probably upon return from this commercial break. :bbb

 

I'd wait a minute...if you don't care about the Pacific light flyweight title and it's being shown next you're probably safe. One moment...

 

More hype pieces.

They keep showing these two guys...

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I think they're Joichiro Tatsuyoshi and Yasuei Yakushiji, who clashed for the WBC bantamweight title on December 4th, 1994 (they keep referencing that date via graphic, although neither of their names are given in English...)

Probably having some "18 years later" reunion between the rivals. :conf Apparently they're somehow connected to tonight's main event?

 

They're doing an almost round-by-round retrospective of Tatsuyoshi vs. Yakushiji, showing highlights with commentary and then cutting back to the pair watching themselves together in present day. :dead

It looks like a fun fight and all, lots of lock-stepped pocket exchanges, close-range slipping & weaving, and BUDI BUDI BUDI punching - but FFS get to the live stuff. I have to leave for work in 90 minutes. :twisted:

 

Wow...in round 4 Tatsuyoshi (who seems to be doing slightly better all around so far) executed a suplex slam that makes Dawson-Hopkins I look like nothing.