Nasukawa Outworks Estrada, Corner Stops Fight In Tokyo

Midway through the opening round, Nasukawa drove Estrada into the ropes with a left to the chin that drew attention but was not ruled a knockdown by referee Mike Griffin. In rounds two and three, Nasukawa continued to counter effectively and land the cleaner punches.

Within the fourth, Nasukawa forced Estrada back again with a shot that pushed him several steps into the ropes. The fifth closed with each fighters trading to the chin, certainly one of the few moments of sustained offense from Estrada.

Within the sixth, a clash of heads disrupted the motion before Nasukawa resumed control, landing to the body and keeping Estrada on the back foot. By the seventh, Nasukawa had Estrada pinned against the ropes late within the round with a flurry.

The eighth opened with exchanges, however the pattern remained the identical, with Nasukawa ahead on activity and accuracy. Within the ninth, he hurt Estrada multiple times with body shots, taking full control of the round. Between rounds, Estrada’s corner ended the fight.

Within the co-feature, Tomoya Tsuboi and Pedro Guevara fought to a technical draw 23 seconds into the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout. A clash of heads caused a deep cut over Guevara’s left eye, and he was unable to proceed. A stretcher was brought in following the stoppage.

At bantamweight, Jose Miguel Calderon defeated Katsuma Akitsugi by majority decision over ten rounds. The scores were 95-95 and 96-94 twice.

Calderon suffered a cut over the correct eyebrow within the second round on account of a clash of heads. Each fighters had moments, with Akitsugi landing a pointy left late within the round. Calderon responded in the center rounds with regular mixtures and continued to outland Akitsugi through the sixth and seventh.

Within the eighth, Calderon landed a left uppercut that shook Akitsugi. The ninth saw competitive exchanges, but Calderon maintained the sting. In the ultimate round, he pressed the motion as Akitsugi held on late while coping with cuts to the eyebrow and nose. After the choice was read, Akitsugi acknowledged the result.

In a light-weight bout, Keita Kubotera stopped Crisaldy Beltran at 0:59 of the fifth round in a scheduled six-round fight.

Kubotera had early success, rocking Beltran within the opening round, but was dropped himself within the third by a left hook. He recovered and regained control within the fourth behind his jab. Within the fifth, Kubotera landed a right-left combination that dropped Beltran for the count, with the stoppage coming quickly after the knockdown.

Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. handled duties for the event.

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