Rise WS review by anon (with heavy spoilers)

Reiji is really good. Defense on point. He was landing better shots the whole time and looked sharp until that left hook shut his whole body down at the end of the 1st. While he was scoring more it felt like Kato was just waiting for a good opportunity to throw heavy shots, which he eventually found. Kato won the round based on last few seconds. In the second he landed another left hook, this time as a counter, to end the fight instantly. Beautiful match by two exciting skilled fighters.

Chappy vs Abiko
Goofy meme fight, fun but low level

Yuki vs Kitai
Mummified yuki following around the ring and getting countered. Discovered back leg low kicks in the 3rd.

Suzuki vs Toita
Suzuki outbrawled and was always feel steps ahead of Toita both in shot selection and number of landed strikes. Very good performance despite getting rocked in the 3rd he recovered instantly and continued to dominate lol. Is he at 57kg now?

Gump vs Ryo
Gump brought pressure and excitement

Hanaoka vs Ghazali
Started off competitive with the first round but by the end of the fight Hanaoka was teeing off in the pocket, especially with right hook to the body. Awesome combinations later on and cool spinning back kick. Hope we finally see him against Osaki this year.

Will continue watching the rest of the card later


Musashi vs Ryoya
Fairly slow paced fight, expected musashi to turn it up later