Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
26/07/2031
Next Processing: 00:47
Yasushi Iwata vs Hitoshi Ota

Boxing Daily Report from the Japan National Finals 2023,  taking place on 29/03/2023 from Sendai, Japan:

The Sendai venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Light Flyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Yasushi Iwata (23 - 10) who hails from Yokohama, Japan and Hitoshi Ota(19 - 7) from Saitama, Japan.  

Round 1: 

Ota is looking to close the distance.  Ota lands a left hook.  
Ota steps inside.  Ota pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Ota steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Ota connects with a left uppercut.  
Ota sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Ota throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Ota is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Iwata steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Iwata attempts to land a right hook, but Ota slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Iwata closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Ota is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Iwata hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Ota lands a spiteful jab.  
Ota feints a right, and then lands a spiteful jab.  Ota throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Iwata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Ota lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Iwata sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Iwata lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Iwata tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Iwata tries to keep the action at long range.  Ota tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ota steps inside.  Ota sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Iwata hits home with a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Iwata: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Ota: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Ota is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Iwata drives a right hook into Ota's body.  Iwata tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Iwata's ribs.  
Iwata drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Ota drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Ota lands a jab.  
Ota lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Iwata tries to land an overhand left, but Ota dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Iwata connects with a left uppercut.  
Iwata steps away from his opponent.  Ota lands a stiff jab.  
Ota finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Iwata lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ota advances into close range.  Ota lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Iwata pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Ota connects with a left uppercut.  
Ota sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Iwata hits home with a cross.  
Ota steps inside.  Ota quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Iwata closes the distance.  Iwata pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Ota steps inside.  Iwata throws a left hook, but is off-target.  Iwata ties up his opponent.  Iwata leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Iwata steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Iwata: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Ota: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Ota is on target with a jab.  
Iwata is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Ota throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Iwata tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Iwata feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
Ota steps away from his opponent.  Iwata throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Iwata steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Iwata lands a cross.  
Iwata is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a solid jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Iwata: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Ota: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Saitama, Japan.... Hitoshi Ota

Fight Statistics
Iwata: 
Total Punches Thrown: 104                           
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11                            

Ota: 
Total Punches Thrown: 99                            
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 86                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13