The UG Blog is proud to showcase the work of guest blogger Lawrence Kenshin. His focus is on striking, notably the application of striking in MMA. Here he breaks down the birth of global kickboxing – Benny “The Jet” Urquidez’s first fight in Japan, vs. Katsuyuki Suzuki on 3 August 1977 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

The same card also had Antonio Inoki vs. Everett “Monster Man” Eddy in a karate vs. pro wrestling contest. The bout was reportedly under mixed rules, but was in reality a pro wrestling work.