Kenshirō Teraji vs. Carlos Antonio Cañizales Civira & Artem Kamoevich Dalakian vs. Masago Akui RBR

Kenshiro Teraji vs. Carlos Antonio Cañizales Civira, 12 rounds @ light flyweight

 

Huh, so theoretically someone could have set their alarm to wake up at 7am eastern and still caught the main event.

(I set a bunch of contingency alarms over the last two hours just in case the 5am didn't rouse me )

Surprised they managed to stretch out three supporting bouts (two being 8-rounders) for 3+ hours.

 

Agree that Kazuto should be but he's significantly greater than Kenshiro will ever be.

 

Yeah. Probably the current best in his class, some decent wins, and avenged his lone defeat in style - but he's already 32 by which age Ioka was a certified legend.

 

Round 1

Cañizales is putting up earmuffs and bobbing in, his arms/shoulders/head dropping to either flank of Teraji staying off the center line to avoid jabs. Cañizales is thrusting out jabs at Teraji's chest and throat. Wild swing and miss by Cañizales with a left hook from a bit too far out, miscalculating range or incorrectly guessing Teraji was about to step in. Teraji pecks lightly at the belt line and chest of Cañizales with a jab. Cañizales slams down with an overhand right that stands Teraji's mop of hair on end and widens his eyes in surprise momentarily. Body shots by Cañizales, partially caught on Teraji's lowered elbow. They flurry together and Cañizales' head bounces into the bottom of Teraji's extended arm, Cañizales going down, ruled a slip.

10-9 Cañizales, extremely close, basically on the strength of that one OHR

 

Round 2

Cañizales is keeping himself bunched up tight behind arms held stiffly vertical and taking short but frequent steps, also jabbing just before Teraji can shoot anything. Three pronged defense. Teraji however, catches him with a stinging right on the brow countering a wide Cañizales left hook. Cañizales wobbles for a moment and lurches forward, grabbing Teraji's legs to balance himself and inadvertently slamming him into the mat. Teraji's head just missed bouncing off the bottom rope, whew. Could easily have been ruled a KD. edit: apparently the ref did.

10-8 Teraji

19-18 Teraji