Photo of the Day: Krush.25 Fight Card

Thursday, 13 December 2012 09:40

Written by Sam Sattler

Tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Krush holds Krush.25, their year end event which also celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the gym that they have the closest ties with, Team Dragon. The card is headlined by a 60kg title fight between current champion Hirotaka Urabe and his rival Naoki Ishikawa. This marks Urabe's 3rd title defense as well as the 3rd fight between these two, with Urabe holding a 1-0-1 edge, though their last fight, Urabe's first title defense, ended in a draw. Also on the card are Team Dragon's 2012 tournament winners taking on foreign opponents, as 2012 Youth GP champion Koya Urabe faces Mickael Peynaud and 2012 63kg WILDRUSH League winner Hideaki Yamazaki faces Gagny Baradji. This card will serve as the retirement ceremony for Team Dragon 70kg fighter Masakazu Watanabe. The card also features Team Dragon standouts Ryuji Kajiwara, Takumi, Takeru, Namito Izawa and Tsutomu Takahagi, among others.

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