On the evening of December 31, 2021, Beijing time, in the 33rd period of the RIZIN (Thor) event held at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, the well-known Japanese mixed martial arts athlete Asakura Mikuro defeated former RIZIN lightweight champion Yu Saito with a unanimous judgment of 3-0 in the second match.
Two boxers once had their first showdown in the lightweight world boxing champion title battle held in November last year. In the game at that time, Yu Saito won the game with a unanimous judgment of 3-0, becoming the first champion of the lightweight division in the RIZIN (Thor) event. After winning, Yu Saito also completed a successful defending title this year. He defeated challenger Vegal Keralamov in June this year and successfully defended his Thor title with a 2-1 difference judgment at the Tokyo Dome Stadium in Japan. However, in October this year, Yu Saito was defeated by the lightweight champion Ayataro Niu in the DEEP event by TKO, losing his title.
Asakura Miya and Saito Yu both regarded the second battle as an opportunity for their own comeback.
In the first round of the game, Asakura Mikura first entered the state. From the beginning of the game, Asakura Mikura took the initiative to put pressure on Saito Yu and blocked Saito Yu in the corner of the boxing ring. Yu Saito tried to counterattack, but basically all of them were defended by Asakura Mikura. In the second round of the
match, Asakura Mikura still tried to suppress Yu Saito, but Yu Saito counterattacked without fear and began to use a jab to hit the aggressive Asakura Mikura. The two of them changed their fists very frequently during this round, and Yu Saito's nose was broken and started to bleed. In the third round of the
game, both of them began to decline in physical fitness, while the injured Yu Saito performed particularly seriously. However, in the face of Asakura Mikura's relentless pursuit, Yu Saito showed strong willpower. Many times before it seems to be about to be defeated, powerful energy burst out to escape from the predicament.
As the game was approaching the end, amid the shouts of the coaching teams of both sides, Yuuka Saito and Miyako Asakura both squeezed out their last physical reserves and launched an attack on their opponents. At the end of the game, Asakura Miyake hit Yu Saito in the face with a knee-to-knee technique.
The entire game ended. The three referees on the scene determined that Asakura Mikura had an absolute advantage. In the end, Asakura Mikura defeated Yu Saito 3-0 to win the game.
At the press conference after the game, Yu Saito, who lost the game, was very disappointed. He told the reporter: It feels bad to lose the game. I will summarize it carefully after I go back. Regarding his opponent Asakura Mikura, Yu Saito commented to reporters: "Overall, Asakura Mikura's blow in today's game is very powerful. It makes me feel uncontrollable, so I need to watch the video of the game again after I go back to see how to adjust it in the future." At the same time, Yu Saito also made it clear that he has no plans to compete with Asakura Mikura in the short term.
As the winner of the competition, Asakura Mikuro performed very easily in the post-match press conference. He told the reporters at the scene that he would once again reach the "peak of lightweight". In addition, during the interview, Asakura Mikura also expressed his strong desire to have a second battle with Brazilian boxer Kleber Koike Erbst. Previously, in the RIZIN (Thor) 28th episode of the RIZIN held in June this year, Asakura Miku was subdued by Kleber Koike Ernst using a triangle lock. Since then, Asakura Mikura has been wanting revenge.
Beijing time in the early morning of January 1, 2022, Asakura Mikuro, who returned home, updated his Twitter. In his New Year's speech to boxing fans, Asakura Mikuro wrote:
"No matter how others comment, I will challenge various challenges in 2022!"
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