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Takashi Nakakura vs. Takanori Gomi

Round 1

An in-shape and ripped-looking Gomi takes the center as Nakakura push kicks from the outside. Gomi fidgets and feints, blocking another push kick. Gomi catches a low kick and throws a right, left hook, hitting Nakakura’s shoulders. Nakakura lunges with a jab, misses. Gomi walks Nakakura into a corner, backs off and catches a low kick. Gomi paws a right hook into Nakakura’s jaw as he comes in, but Nakakura shakes it off. Southpaw Gomi is backing up now, throws a one-two that grazes the incoming Nakakura. Nakakura scores a right hook of his own. Gomi with the one-two, grazes. Gomi catches a low kick and pushes Nakakura into the ropes, then backs off.

Both men trade left hooks square on the jaw, but neither is fazed. Nakukura lands a hard right, Gomi is okay though. Nakakura is unafraid of Gomi’s power and so starts walking in, landing shots. Gomi flurries and leaves Nakakura blinking his left eye. Nakakura eats a few more punches, but pushes Gomi off, throwing flurries of his own, but only grazes. Gomi peppers the forward pressing Nakakura with punches right up until the bell. 10 – 9 Gomi.

Round 2

Nakakura tries to pull open his slowly swelling left eye before the second round starts. Gomi takes the center again, punching up the forward pressing Nakakura. Nakakura scores with two lighting fast jabs, circles, misses a middle kick and spinning back fist. Gomi switching stances, punching to the body. Nakakura landing the low kicks and quick right hands now, staying out of Gomi’s range. The fight is slowly turning in his favor, as he’s the one racking up the single shots, forcing Gomi to come in and hunt for his punching opportunities. Gomi lands a hard left, and Nakura pushes forward and lands a one-two, low kick. Nakakura again with the one-two. Gomi going high low with his hooks, swings a right hook and barely catches the top of Nakakura’s head. Nakakura with the low kicks, and Gomi slams a right hook to Nakakura’s face and body. Gomi swings three big punches sending Nakakura supine into the ropes. He lunges to finish and Wakabayashi jumps in for the save at 4:41. The replay shows that Gomi’s final flurry was a right body hook, left hook to the head, then a right hook to the head that knocked Nakakura out.

“Lion” Takeshi Inoue vs. Rumina Sato

Round 1

Sato’s left leg, from his calf to his ankle, is heavily bandaged up. Sato lunges with a punch to the body, then a flurry up top. Lion blocks. Sato throws side kicks to Lion’s legs. Sato right blocked. Lion walking Sato down, waiting to get his range for the coup de grace. Sato racking up low kicks and grazing punches. Sato grazes with a spinning back fist, and Lion kicks at Sato’s bandaged leg. Sato lands a right. Sato grazes with a right superman punch. Lion has barely been able to get off more than a few leg kicks or jabs. Sato with a grazing axe kick. Sato spinning back kick. Lion walking Sato into a corner, but not attacking. Sato push kick, body punch. Lion throws a right hand, forcing Sato back into the corner. Sato lunges with a knee to the body. Lion only now putting some jabs on Sato. Sato lands a left hook that floor Lion, but as he jumps to finish, Lion covers up and turtles. Lion recovers and gets to his feet, and in the clinch, dirty boxes an overzealous Sato to death. Sato falls into a corner, covering up as Lion jumps on him to GNP. Referee Suzuki stops the bout at 4:41.

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