Naoya Inoue vs. Terence John Doheny & Yoshiki Takei vs. Daigo Higa - Round by Round.

Christ, this is a gruelling fight, we're 3 rounds in and it feels like it should be the 6th.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9

Higa bum rushing him, lands some monster hooks to the head, he hurts him, he backs him to the ropes, flurries for a spell, with massive left and right hooks. Higa lunges into another, he gets pushed down. Takei now pressuring, as Higa recharges. Landing combos to the gloves. Heavy jab from Higa. Takei controlling range well, but not landing much.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9
Round 5 Takei 10-9

Takei controlling range again, then Higa nails him with some overhand left hooks, jabbing his way in. Higa cutting the ring off well. Uppercuts and jabs from Takei. Higa snapping his head back with his jab. Takei tying him up. Takei throwing a lot, but most of them missing or landing to the gloves.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9
Round 5 Takei 10-9
Round 6 Takei 10-9

Higa works his way inside, their feet tie up, Takei goes down, it's a slip. Higa jabbing his way in. Takei lands a combo, pisses Higa off, he fires off a violent flurry. Higa walking into comb landing plenty of his own. Higa catches him on the ropes, lans some vicious body shots. Takei reverses that momentum, and tees off in the last minute.

 

Yep

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9
Round 5 Takei 10-9
Round 6 Takei 10-9
Round 7 Takei 10-9

Higa out aggressive, trying to muscle him to the ropes. Takei lands a combo, backs him off. Then lands an uppercut. Higa with another heavy jab, then a left hook from Higa. Takei fires back, lands a sustained flurry. Takei leaping in with wild uppercuts. Higa corners him, Takei clips him with a nasty straight left. Higa snaps his head back with a jab. Takei flurrying, but mostly to the gloves. Higa gets in range, they wrestle. More jabs from Higa. Takei showboating like a spastic now.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9
Round 5 Takei 10-9
Round 6 Takei 10-9
Round 7 Takei 10-9
Round 8 Higa 10-9

Higa just powering his way in, standing in close with a tight high guard. Taeki still beating him to the punch mostly. Higa gets him on the ropes, works the body. Takei ties him up. Higa walks into an uppercut. Hard jab from Higa rocks him, Higa flurrying violently. He gets him on the ropes and is pounding him. Takei's shots have less and less on them.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9
Round 2 Takei 10-9
Round 3 Takei 10-9
Round 4 Higa 10-9
Round 5 Takei 10-9
Round 6 Takei 10-9
Round 7 Takei 10-9
Round 8 Higa 10-9
Round 9 Higa 10-9

Takei going to the body. Higa with body work of his own. Higa pins him on the ropes. Higa landing monster overhands. A few of them seem to rock Takei. Pace slows, Takei back to jabbing. Higa muscles him to the ropes. Takei spears him, Higa goes down really hard. Higa charging forward, lands huge jab. Higa landing some looping hooks late.