RBR - A Sign Bee - Reiya Abe Vs Ren Sasaki

5-The battle of jabs early on, Sasaki comes forward and lands a left, Sasaki very happy to hold, back to jabs, a stiff and well times jab from Sasaki lands, Sasaki holds, Abe trying to walk his man down a little more here, get the feeling Sasaki is being chipped away at mentally as much as physically, Abe missing with some deliberately out of range shots, very much playing with him.

 

6-Abe moving through the gears early on, jab, jab, straight, Sasaki forced to respond, a left from Abe has Sasaki on the retreat, a counter hook from Abe lands clean, and a left, Sasaki won't want to take too many like that, Sasaki on the back foot and fighting very cautiously, a stiff left from Abe,

Seriously Abe must be a complete dick to fight! Does a lot of subtle things to just **** with people, a lot of herky jerky movement, feints, and general "movement for the sake of it", but **** it, it works!

 

7-Sasaki almost throws himself to the canvas, nice jabs from Abe, and a good left, Sasaki looks like a man who doesn't really know what he signed up for here, still being played with, a nice Abe right hook backs up Sasaki, Sasaki holds, Sasaki seems to have mentally crumbled, accepted defeat but is unwilling to to take a stoppage loss, not quite in survival mode but...not doing much else...

 

YES! The one big complaint I've had with Abe is he has too much fun playing with his food

 

8-Sasaki on the run, Abe on the front foot, looking for a chance to land something but Sasaki is staying safe with his quick footwork, and then they splill to the canvas, Abe going hunting but Sasaki still avoiding him...