RBR Real Spirits 68 - Shun Kubo Vs Takashi Igarashi

The under-card is under-way now and the live stream will go live for the top few bouts (not sure if it's 2 or 3 bouts).

The main is Shun Kubo Vs Takashi Igarashi, in what will be Kubo's first bout since being battered into submission by Can Xu last year

Mika Iwakawa will defend her WBO Atomweight title in the co-feature, against Nanae Suzuki (making this the first world title bout of this packed weekend!)

The "Mayweather of Nagoya" Kohei Oba returns after a multi-year retirement (see where he gets the name from now?) to take on a guy moving up 2 weights

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He retired due to health about 6 years ago, had cataract surgery, and is now supposedly feeling almost perfect. Had to drop like 30lbs for this bout, so should be....interesting

 

Right Oba's bout will not be shown live

Will be uploaded on demand in the next day or two

 

Up now!
WBO Atomweight champion Mika Iwakawa (9-5-1, 3) Vs Nanae Suzuki (10-3-1, 1)

 

1-Suzuki bringing the heat, but Iwakawa the one landing punches. Really slow opening minute from the champion but she opened up and took the round in the last 40 seconds.

 

2-Messy round, Iwakawa clinching when Suzuki gets too close and pushing her around, quality from Iwakawa still

White canvas is an eye sore

 

3-More Suzuki pressure that leads to nothing, Iwakawa with flashes but nothing much more than that

 

4-Credit to Suzuki, she's a trier....but that's about as good as I can say. Iwakawa should be looking to put her foot on the gas now TBH

 

5-Suzuki just marching forward, Iwakawa slipping, sliding and throwing little.

Skill Vs Will

 

6-A bit better from both and we had a very delightful exchange in the middle of the round. Iwakawa feeling the pace a bit more than Suzuki

 

7-After a few stinking rounds we're now getting something much more enjoyable, round 7 was a good back and forth, both throwing more and landing more. 5-2 Iwakawa but Suzuki coming on and Iwakawa slowing

 

8-Another better round, Suzuki is really making a fight of this, as she did against Eri Masuda, skills are from Iwakawa but the pressure is relentless from Suzuki

 

9-Iwakawa has really really made this hard for herself and Suzuki has come right back into the bout. It's going to be close on the cards. Round after round it's been Suzuki making the action

 

10-More of the same, though Iwakawa did land some solid shots late on to try and make a point. Suzuki's pressure made that incredibly competitive but she knew she hadn't done enough.

If I'm Iwakawa I refuse to work with that match maker!