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

A clearly very well informed Tim Bradley with an open mic, asked Osuna... "Who was the guy that Barroso fought?"

 

Yoshiki Takei vs. Daigo Higa 12 Rounds @ Bantamweight

 

Takei is in for a rough night, I think Higa is going to put on a career best performance and score a body shot KO in 5.

 

Granted, I don't like how Higa was trying to steal Inoue's thunder, coming out to the vintage Godzilla theme music.

 

Takei coming out to Queen's I Was Born Love You, is an awesome, but absolutely perplexing choice.

 

Also, what's up with the ultra high neck collar? He's giving me some serious Dark Helmet vibes.

 

Are these ring girls on horse tranquilizers? They're the worst. It's like they're oblivious as to what's happening and that they're on camera.

 

No Osuna, Takei doesn't look like the young star of a boy band, he looks like a callous 60 year old corporate raider, in the body of someone in their 20's.

 

Round 1 Higa 10-9

Higa cautious, but bringing the pressure, intelligently. Takei jabbing, Higa parrying them. Higa goes wild, lunges in, catches him with some wicked overhand hooks. Probably stole it with those few bombs.

 

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

Takei lands a huge uppercut, then some body work, Higa stunned, then he fires off two monster overhand rights, which rock Takei. Pace settles. Looping left hook from Higa. Takei with another uppercut. Takei still jabbing. Nasty uppercut right hook combo from Takei. Higa flurries, Takei ties him up.

 

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

A lot of posing from both men early. Both men trying to get their jabs going. Takei landing one twos. Higa walking onto them. Higa lunges in, eats a massive uppercut. Takei follows him across the ring, works the body. Higa lands a solid left hook. Another uppercut from Takei. Higa pressures him to the ropes, works the body. Takei leaps in, lands a flurry, finished by a right hook.