RBR - Dangan 236 (Naito Vs Konno)

Starting now on subscription service Boxing Raise.

Kicking off with, just finishing something so this fight will be a bit of a crap RBR for the other bouts it'll be more meaningful!

Shinya Kai (0-0) Vs Kazumasa Fujiwara (0-0)

1- Not sure who is who, but blue guy down in round 1

2-Guy in blue was rocked and is holding on, and rocked again

https://boxrec.com/en/event/819511

Takayama Vs Yashiro is off, sadly

 

3-Red guy coming forward again, he's the boss, forcing his will, Blue guy is trying to respond but failing to have any sustained success, blue guy landing some sweeping hooks and gets red's respect for the first time, but red back on the hunt. Red rocked! Blue round. Just

Raise have got multiple cameras and commentary, a rarity from them, wonder if the free streams (A-Sign, Boxing Real, Suruga) have made them step up their production values.

 

4-Blue guy trying to turn this all around on the final round, red guy looking wild and open and tired, crazy start. They slug it through most of the round, very entertaining, low level, fun action to start the show off

 

Guy in the red corner gets the win, the KD making the difference, fun little opener, and the sort of thing that makes tuning in early feel worth it

 

Guy in the red was Shinya Kai (I think) he took the decision 38-37 across the board

Second fight
Ryoichi Tamura (13-5-1, 7) v Ryu Oba (5-4, 3)
5 round prize fight (so a bonus is paid for a stoppage, earlier the stoppage the bigger the bonus). Tamura is a former Japanese champion at 122lbs and SO MUCH fun to watch!

 

1-Tamura wants that bonus prize, he just charges at Oba and unloads with an insane flurry, all action from the off, ref breaks them to warn about heads and then Tamura resumes the onslaught! Oba clinches and pushes Tamura across the ring only to end up back on the ropes and under pressure again.

Get the feeling Tamura will be angry that lasted the round

Zombie!

Genuinely wouldn't be surprised by him losing late here...

 

2-More of the same from Tamura, setting a furious tempo, shame he has no 1-punch power or he would be a force at any level with his toughness, energy, hunger, work rate and desire, Oba still there though at the end of round 2 and the Zombie has put a lot into these first 2 rounds

 

3-Tamura now backing off a big, think he's realised the swarming attack hasn't dented Oba who is limited but is a rather tough lump. Tamura landing big right hands rather than volume now.

 

4-Tamura back to doing Tamura things, all out aggression and hunger to begin the round, then moving around and trying to hammer big right hands. Oba putting up some resistance but he's losing every round, by a long way, putting up an effort for limited success

 

5-Tamura wants a bonus and he's not going to go home happy with out it! He continues pressing and pressuring, almost going out of the ring in pursuit of his bonus money. Oba determined to survive, and doing everything he can to last, big body shots from Tamura, a big right from Oba and another, Tamura takes over and....the bell

Tamura is in his corner looking depressed at not getting the stoppage

 

Goes without saying, Tamura gets the decision. Deservedly so IMO...but maybe not, all 3 judges had it 48-47 to Tamura and the commentary didn't sound as convinced as I did

Next bout will be
Takashi Hisano (5-4-1, 2) v Satoshi Kimura (3-4-2, 2)

 

@CST80 I'm going Konno late TKO in the main, come from behind win

Guy in white is Kuno (I believe)

1-Much slower tempo bout than the last one, technical stuff almost....bring back Tamura damnit! Kuno using his jab, controlling the pace at range and not much coming back from Kimura, but a good right late from Kimura is the punch of the round...he may have stolen it

 

2-Kimura looks the stronger, more powerful guy (Kuno looks like a gust of wind would be too much for him), but Kuno is the more well schooled and is trying to lay traps.