Last night was a fun night as well. We got an invitation to bring over some fighters to spar at Riot gym. Riot is a former featherweight champion who has roots with Kamikaze and also Maki Dojo.
Inamine was evenly matched showing his strong points in the first round with good combinations between strikes and kicks. He found his rhythm early and maintained through the second.
Seems everyone was anxious for Paco with this being his first spar session outside the Juku. However he surprised everyone by knocking his first opponent down with a backfist and Riot had to bring in a more experienced fighter for the next round to even things out.
Lastly was Ryuichi, always a dominant force in the ring. Genuinely a happy go lucky personality, you rarely get to see the aggression that lies just under his skin. When that bell goes off so do the smiles and it's all business. There were no exceptions made last night. Although the tone was lighter because this is a friendly spar session that same animosity boiled to the surface. I admit that my opinion is biased but I feel Ryuichi outworked his opponent all three rounds. No doubt his opponent was skilled and Riot is doing good work with him. I only hope that this spar didn't check his confidence before his event next week.
See you in the Juku! Osu!
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