RBR - Slugfest 3 (Ohashi Vs Minamoto)

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Bout list - http://boxrec.com/en/event/763176

Key fight(er)s
Kazuki Saito (4-0, 4) v Marbon Bodiongan (14-6-2, 11) - A big step up for Saito who is seen as one of Kadoebi's most promising prospects (with Ryota Yamauchi)

Shoma Fukumoto (11-2, 9) v Maxi Nahak (7-14-3, 3) - A bit of a mismatch but Fukumoto's first bout since being destroyed in a Japanese eliminator by Kazuto Takesako last November

Akinori Watanabe (35-7, 30) v Niwat Kongkan/Ratchasi Sithsaithong (10-4, 7) - Watanabe is a former JBC/OPBF/PABA champion who was last seen losing a tough fight in Russia to Magomed Kurbanov. For Ratchasi the bout sees him return to Japan, where he claimed the OPBF title at 154lbs last year, stopping Yutaka Oishi, defended it against Jumbo Oda Nobunaga Shoten Petagine (thank yuo copy and paste!) and then lost it to takeshi Inoue! Potentially a brilliant fight

Takenori Ohashi (15-4-2, 10) v Taiki Minamoto (14-5, 11) - JBC Featherweight title defense. First defense by Ohashi, who shocked Kosuke Saka in bizarre fashion last December (with Saka walking away at the sound of the clacker and being sparked) against mandatory challengr Minamoto. Both guys can bang and both have some cracks in their chin.

Poster
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First bout!
Chikato Sumida (5-2, 1) v Katsuhiko Kawashima (4-1, 4)

 

1-Kawashima looks his age but is clearly a heavy handed guy, Sumida using his legs and moving but gets tagged, Sumida trying to fight fire with fire but Kawahsima has the bigger weapons.

 

2-Much of the same, Sumida took one by accident and gets time to recover, can't see him lasting 6 rounds here, Kawashima getting out landed but his shots all look much more tellin and damaging, Sumida ends the round with a big flurry.

 

3-Big start by Kawashima and Sumida responds by standing toe to toe, good body shot by Sumida, Kawashima holding his ground and they are putting on a show here, Kawashima backs off and looks to get a breath, and they return to the toe-to-toe warfare, this is bloody brilliant (even if the quality isn't the best), trading blows up close, to the bell!

One of the most fun rounds of the year so far!

Ref from the Joshua fight would have hated this!

 

4-HUGE body shot by Sumida, Kawashima fighting back, and this is starting to look like a repeat of the previous round, Sumida has totally given up his reach and height to just have a war, huge nody shots traded, Kawashima with a monster uppercutt! How the **** are they keeping this pace up? It's rock em sock em robots in there, little skill but intense all action warfare, Sumida looked the boss late but took a lot and is not fighting to his strengths

 

5-Big right hand from Kawashima, Sumida holding his ground whilst Kawashima goes to work, and the moment flips with Kawashima backing up, Kawashima comes forward, uppercutt from Kawashima, body shots from Sumida, but he can't slow the old bugger down

 

6-How the hell has this gone to a 6th round? Kawashima continues to unload up close, Sumida holding, Kawashima stumbles but recovers and fires body shots, Sumida with body shots, big head shots from both, both look tired as we enter the final stags of the round but both continue to let shots go

Amazing way to open this card!

 

Sumida gets the decision, no real argument but that's a worthy watch for anyone!

 

Next - Tsuyoshi Sato (5-1-1, 2) Vs Yoshiki Abe (5-6-5, 1)

Sato is JBC ranked, boxrec has his opponent wrong (Listing Yuma Wada 4-0-1, 1)

 

1-Sato, a southpaw, coming forward, a lot of messy action here though and a lot of holding, Sato struggling to get in range with out being tied up

 

2-Much like the opening round this is very messy, but Sato does land a good clean left hand, more success late for Sato

 

3-Abe looks like he's there to spoil and not win, Sato is the only one doing any real work of any quality

 

4-Same again, Abe holding and wrestling and not through much, Sato struggling to land much clean but getting through here and there