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02/08/2030
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Goro Morishita vs Dai Yamakawa

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Saitama promoted show at Ace Boxing Gym, Saitama,  taking place on 01/11/2022:

Clearly AI Japan-Saitama have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Japan-Saitama Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Goro Morishita (6 - 0) who hails from Tokorozawa, Japan and Dai Yamakawa(5 - 0) from Saitama, Japan.  Morishita weighed in at 118 pounds, while Yamakawa weighed in at 117 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Kenji Nishi, and the three ringside judges are Kaede Iwasaki, Mitsuru Kudo and Hajime Nakajima.  

Round 1: 

Yamakawa closes the distance and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Yamakawa connects with a left hook.  Yamakawa attempts to land a left uppercut, but Morishita sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa manages to force Morishita onto the ropes.  Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Yamakawa lands a left hook.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent.  Yamakawa attempts to land a jab, but Morishita sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Morishita attempts to land a cross, but Yamakawa sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Yamakawa throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Morishita tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance.  Yamakawa tries to land a right hook, but Morishita parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance.  Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Yamakawa manouvers Morishita onto the ropes.  Morishita tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yamakawa tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yamakawa connects with a right hook.  
Morishita attempts to land an overhand right, but Yamakawa slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa advances into close range.  Morishita is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Morishita attempts to land a left uppercut, but Yamakawa slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa manouvers Morishita onto the ropes.  Morishita hits home with a right hook.  
Yamakawa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Morishita hits home with a left hook.  
Morishita tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance.  Yamakawa pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Morishita steps to the outside.  Yamakawa lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yamakawa walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Morishita's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Yamakawa pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Morishita throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Morishita's body.  
Morishita attempts to land a left hook, but Yamakawa parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yamakawa lands a sharp jab.  
Morishita lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morishita is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Yamakawa lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Yamakawa throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance.  Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Yamakawa is on target with an overhand right.  
Yamakawa lands with a sharp jab.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Morishita hits home with a cross.  
Morishita lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Morishita's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Morishita steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Yamakawa manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa closes the distance.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Morishita dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Morishita lands a left hook.  
Yamakawa throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Yamakawa closes the distance.  Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Morishita is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Yamakawa steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Morishita on the ropes.  Morishita lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Yamakawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Morishita snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  Morishita attempts to land a jab, but Yamakawa sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Morishita pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Yamakawa connects with a left hook.  Yamakawa attempts to land a left hook, but Morishita slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Yamakawa closes the distance.  Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Morishita is on target with a left hook.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa walks his opponent into a corner.  Morishita lands a jab.  
Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa advances into close range.  Morishita drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Morishita lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent.  Morishita is on target with a right hook to Yamakawa's ribs.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Morishita attempts to land a left hook, but Yamakawa blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morishita digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance.  Morishita is on target with a left hook.  
Morishita steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Morishita lands a jab.  
Morishita tries to step out of his opponents range.  Morishita sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Yamakawa closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Yamakawa throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Yamakawa connects with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa forces Morishita to retreat onto the ropes.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Morishita is on target with a left hook to Yamakawa's body.  Morishita tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Morishita lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Morishita lands a right uppercut.  
Morishita sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Morishita switches the action to the outside.  Yamakawa tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent.  Yamakawa lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Morishita attempts to land a cross, but Yamakawa slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Morishita connects with a cross.  
Yamakawa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa is on target with a left hook.  
Yamakawa is on target with a left hook to Morishita's body.  
Morishita is looking to keep his distance.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Morishita finds the target with a jab.  
Morishita hits home with a cross.  
Morishita steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Yamakawa slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Morishita's body.  
Morishita lands a jab to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Morishita is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Yamakawa cuts off the ring, trapping Morishita in a neutral corner.  Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Morishita hits home with a left hook.  
Yamakawa advances into close range.  Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent.  Morishita attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Yamakawa time to recover.  
Morishita hits home with a cross.  
Yamakawa is on target with a cross.  
Morishita tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Morishita attempts to land a jab, but Yamakawa slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa steps inside.  Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Morishita digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Morishita is looking to keep his distance.  Morishita quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Morishita throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Morishita is on target with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Yamakawa advances into close range.  Morishita tries to land a right hook, but Yamakawa sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Yamakawa's ribcage.  
Yamakawa connects with a left hook.  
Morishita is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Morishita connects with a cross.  
Morishita hits home with an overhand left.  
Morishita connects with a cross.  
Morishita is on target with a cross.  
Morishita tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morishita is on target with an overhand left.  Morishita tries to land a jab, but Yamakawa parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Yamakawa steps inside and lands a right uppercut.  
Morishita snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Yamakawa is on target with a left hook.  
Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Yamakawa walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Morishita connects with a right hook.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Morishita pivots from in front of his opponent.  Morishita attempts to land a left hook, but Yamakawa sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yamakawa is on target with a left hook.  
Morishita lands a right hook.  
Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Morishita tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but Morishita dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Morishita is on target with a left hook.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent.  Yamakawa connects with a cross.  
Morishita is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Yamakawa closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Morishita quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Yamakawa lands a jab.  
Yamakawa is on target with a right hook.  
Morishita lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent andAs the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Morishita dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Yamakawa's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 8 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Yamakawa closes the distance.  Yamakawa pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Yamakawa closes the distance.  Morishita lands a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Yamakawa tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morishita is on target with a left hook.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance and manouvers Morishita into the corner.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Yamakawa walks Morishita down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Yamakawa lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Morishita attempts to land a jab, but Yamakawa sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Morishita lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Morishita steps away from his opponent.  Yamakawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Morishita lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Yamakawa closes the distance.  Yamakawa connects with a left hook.  
Morishita is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  Morishita throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yamakawa cuts off the ring, trapping Morishita in the red corner.  Yamakawa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Morishita is on target with a left hook.  
Morishita attempts to land a left hook, but Yamakawa parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Morishita's ribs.  


Round 9 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Morishita connects with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa finds the target with a jab.  
Yamakawa gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Yamakawa is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Morishita connects with a left hook.  
Yamakawa manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Morishita drives a right hook into Yamakawa's ribcage.  
Yamakawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Yamakawa lands a left hook.  Yamakawa throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yamakawa closes the distance.  Morishita digs in a left uppercut to Yamakawa's body.  
Morishita throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yamakawa is on target with a jab.  
Morishita lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Morishita connects with a cross.  
Morishita lands a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Morishita: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Yamakawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 94 - 96  93 - 97  93 - 97

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Saitama, Japan.... Dai Yamakawa

Fight Statistics
Morishita: 
Total Punches Thrown: 346                           
Total Punches Landed: 108                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 268                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 93                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 242                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 104                           
Total Jabs Landed: 32                            

Yamakawa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 322                           
Total Punches Landed: 96                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 268                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 263                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 87                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9