Taguchi vs. Melindo

[Cutman Scabbers]

BIG unification bout tonight in Japan!

[Ruthless-RKO]

It's actually on now!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Undercard!

Unbeaten Japanese puncher, Hiroto Kyoguchi (9-0, 7 KOs), 105, successfully scored his initial defense of the newly acquired IBF 105-pound belt when he kept battering perennial top contender Carlos Buitrago (30-3-1-1 NC, 17 KOs), 104, Nicaragua, from the outset, often pinned him to the ropes with a fusillade of punches and finally halted him with the referee Roberto Ramirez’s intervention at 2:28 of the eighth round on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyoguchi, a sturdy hard-puncher who dethroned Mexican Jose Argumedo this July, took the leadoff and maintained the pressure to the more experienced challenger, piling up points almost in every round.

Kyoguchi showed his best in round six, when he exploded a big right to the face and forced him to the ropes with a barrage of punches to obviously weaken the defensive Nicaraguan.

Kyoguchi, two years his junior at 24 and formerly amateur boxer of Osaka Commercial University, accelerated his attack upstairs and downstairs to make it nearly lopsided as the contest progressed.

Hiroto’s persistent body attacks were effective enough to have him slowing down, and when he kept whipping Buitrago midway in the seventh, the third man declared a well-received halt though there were no knockdowns up to the stoppage.

[Tangerine]

anyone got a stream for this card?please pm me thanks

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Cutman Scabbers]

anyone got a stream for this card?please pm me thanks

me too -- the 13th round one is frozen

[Cutman Scabbers]

ring walks about to start...

[Tangerine]

Managed to get a youtube stream on my telly! happy days.

if anyone wants the lnk pm me.ringwalks starting now

[Cutman Scabbers]

Managed to get a youtube stream on my telly! happy days.

if anyone wants the lnk pm me.ringwalks starting now

mine's still frozen...

[Datsue]

Any joy stream-wise please lads?

Happy New Year!

[Tangerine]

Melindo ends the first round well,putting together some combinations pushing Taguchi back.Whipped a nice few body shots in mid round after Taguchi initially the one pushing Melindo back.

10-9 Melindo

[Tangerine]

close second round but signs of a possible tear up at some point here.Taguchi going with the volume,Melindo using more movement hppy going backwards.

i give the second to Taguchi on intent

19-19

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UNDERCARD!

Newly crowned IBF flyweight champ Sho Kimura (16-1-2, 9 KOs), 112, retained his belt as he kept boring in, bloodied ex-Olympian Toshiyuki Igarashi (23-3-3, 12 KOs), 112, and scored a well-received TKO at 2:34 of the ninth round on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan.

Having upset two-time Olympic champ Shiming Zou to capture the IBF belt in Shanghai last July, Kimura successfully made his first defense over the more experienced mandatory challenger.

Igarashi, a frequent bleeder, began to bleed from a cut over the left eyebrow in the third and from another over the right optic in the sixth. He was forced to go on fighting with a bloody face.

Kimura, 29, recklessly kept going forward with roundhouse shots, while Igarashi, 33, only kept circling and retreating without throwing effective punches to the onrushing champ. Kimura showed his best in the eighth, when he caught the fading challenger with wild left hooks and looping right hooks to have him retreating to the ropes.

The fatal ninth saw Kimura open his engine and batter him to the ropes with a flurry of punches, when the referee Katsuhiko Nakamura (Japan) wisely waved it off to save the loser.

Prior to the stoppage, the official tallies were lopsided: Adalaide Bird (US) 80-72, Luis Ruiz (Puerto Rico) and Takeshi Shimakawa (Japan) both 79-73, all in favor of the defending champ.

[Tangerine]

Taguchi using more movement now,hes taken the last couple for me 39-37 Taguchi.

Still think these solid bodyshots from Melindo are going to play a part later in this fight

[Tangerine]

Melindo cut in round 5,accidental headbutt called by the referee.

Better round for Melindo,gong to body frequently and ended the round well aswell which was eyecatching.

48-47 Taguchi

[jamamb]

4-2 taguchi

[Tangerine]

77-75 Taguchi

Melindo looking the more tired now.Taguchi still uing movement and keeping that jab popping in Melindos face.

Taguchi cut start of round 9,accidental headbutt

[jamamb]

6-3 taguchi though the cut seemed to bother him a bit

[Tangerine]

97-93 Taguchi.Man just doesnt stop coming forward!

Melindo needs a knockout for me.

[jamamb]

8-3

[jamamb]

117-111 taguchi, about 1 round off of stopping melindo imo. melindo very bloody from head butts

[Tangerine]

117-111 Taguchi

[jamamb]

nice from taguchi he showed multiple facets, outbox and outfought and outlasted melindo.

[jamamb]

im not sure if that was even among taguchis toughest fights. hes had tougher times with guys worse than melindo.

[Datsue]

117-111 Taguchi

Tough old fight.

Cheers again mate.