Kazuto Ioka vs. Joshua Rodríguez Franco II & Musashi Mori vs. Takuya Watanabe II RBR.

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  1. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Just like the first one.
     
    CST80, Jun 24, 2023
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Ioka bursts into tears as the decision is announced, crying tears of pure Japanese slickness
     
    Serge, Jun 24, 2023
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    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing

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    Too bad Ioka didn't get the decision the first time around and Ioka wasted his time fighting someone pedestrian like Franco. I want Ioka to fight some of the other champions, preferably Estrada.
     
    Chuck Norris, Jun 24, 2023
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    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    Ioka is a master of rematches!
     
    pincai, Jun 24, 2023
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    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ioka gets the well-deserved victory, the relief on the man's face says everything about how much this victory means to him. Respect to this man for putting on yet another legendary performance when the time called for it most, he's always been great at that.
     
    ShovelHook, Jun 24, 2023
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    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    The judges rendering a robbery draw is one thing but what really confuses me is just how many fans online (a slight majority on Twitter actually) got hoodwinked by Franco's volume into thinking HE was the one that got shafted. :dunno
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 24, 2023
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Wow, the official scores were waaaaaaay too ****ing close.:ohno

    115-113
    116-112
    116-112
     
    CST80, Jun 24, 2023
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    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    I said this, just yesterday. :thumbsup:

    ...whereas Franco is for the most part "meh" in rematches.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 24, 2023
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    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    And yes sir.. you are right!
     
    pincai, Jun 24, 2023
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Super Fly Tournament
    • Roman
    • Gallo
    • Ioka
    • Junto
     
    JOKER, Jun 24, 2023
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    Damned if I know, I was thinking that myself when I got around to judging it. I was expecting a close match, but found myself utterly perplexed at how anyone could've processed it as such. Here was my scorecard for that one.

    Round 1 Ioka 10-9
    Round 2 Ioka 10-9
    Round 3 Ioka 10-9
    Round 4 Ioka 10-9
    Round 5 Ioka 10-9
    Round 6 Franco 10-9
    Round 7 Ioka 10-9
    Round 8 Ioka 10-9
    Round 9 Franco 10-9
    Round 10 Ioka 10-9
    Round 11 Franco 10-9
    Round 12 Ioka 10-9

    117-111 Ioka
     
    CST80, Jun 24, 2023
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    NullaLexInk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Man, it looks like Japan has the opposite of hometown favoritism. ****ing Japanese hospitality.
     
    NullaLexInk, Jun 24, 2023
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    All Franco had to do was actually manage to land a combo or two per round and he'd have probably won it outright.:ohno They go above and beyond to show how unbiased they are, by robbing their on fighters on a far too frequent basis. I still can't wrap my head around that Murata-N'Dam decision.:ohno
     
    CST80, Jun 24, 2023
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    Hopefully Inoue KOs Fulton...
     
    JOKER, Jun 24, 2023
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    It looks like he might have to! Japan is too generous when their home fighters are being fought, it seems. I mean I get tough love and all and I admire them trying to be fair, but they're overcompensatig just a bit here :lol:
     
    NullaLexInk, Jun 24, 2023
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