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22/08/2030
EOD Running: Training
Yoshi Ikeda vs Michi Matsuo

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kanagawa promoted show at Kawasaki Nomura, Kawasaki,  taking place on 15/03/2028:

Clearly AI Japan-Kanagawa 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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are Yoshi Ikeda (2 - 0) who hails from Amagasaki, Japan and Michi Matsuo(3 - 2 - 1) from Osaka, Japan.  Ikeda weighed in at 146 pounds and 10 ounces, while Matsuo weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Iwao Tanabe, and the three ringside judges are Hiro Sonoda, Daiki Takayama and Takeo Uchida.  

Round 1: 

Ikeda hits home with a firm cross.  
Matsuo attempts to land a cross, but Ikeda sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Matsuo tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Ikeda sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into Matsuo's body.  
Ikeda closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Ikeda is on target with a jab.  
Ikeda is looking to keep his distance.  Ikeda sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Ikeda is on target with a jab.  
Matsuo forces Ikeda to retreat onto the ropes.  Ikeda attempts to land a cross, but Matsuo dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Ikeda's ribs.  
Ikeda is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Ikeda lands a sharp cross.  
Ikeda advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Ikeda lands a right uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ikeda is looking to close the distance.  Ikeda leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Matsuo tries to tag Ikeda on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot!  
Ikeda tries to keep the action at long range.  Matsuo contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Ikeda is on target with a cross.  
Ikeda gets on the inside.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Ikeda dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Ikeda tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Matsuo connects with a right hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Ikeda: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Matsuo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Ikeda lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Ikeda.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Matsuo feints a jab, but Ikeda is not fooled and lands with a left hook.  
Ikeda steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Matsuo finds the target with a jab.  
Ikeda connects with a stinging left hook.  
Ikeda is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Matsuo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ikeda lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Ikeda attempts to land a cross, but Matsuo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ikeda gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Matsuo is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ikeda lands a solid cross.  
Ikeda is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Ikeda is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ikeda steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Ikeda gets on the inside.  Matsuo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ikeda hits home with a left hook.  
Ikeda lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Ikeda lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Ikeda steps inside and lands two right uppercuts followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Matsuo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ikeda lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Ikeda throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ikeda is looking to keep his distance.  Matsuo attempts to land a cross, but Ikeda blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Ikeda's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Matsuo's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Ikeda: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Matsuo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Ikeda advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Ikeda finds the target with a jab.  
Ikeda steps inside and connects with a sharp right hook.  
Ikeda lands a jab.  
Ikeda steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Ikeda advances into close range and is on target with a stinging left uppercut to Matsuo's ribs.  
Matsuo tries to keep the action at long range.  Matsuo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ikeda lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ikeda advances into close range.  Matsuo pivots from in front of his opponent.  Ikeda is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Ikeda digs in a left hook to Matsuo's body.  
Ikeda steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Ikeda attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Matsuo's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Ikeda advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Matsuo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ikeda lands a stinging cross.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Ikeda's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Matsuo's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Ikeda: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Matsuo: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Ikeda is on target with a cross.  
Ikeda lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ikeda throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Matsuo is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Ikeda steps away from his opponent.  Matsuo throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ikeda is on target with a cross to Matsuo's body.  
Matsuo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ikeda digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Ikeda switches the action to the outside and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Ikeda lands a cross to the body, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Ikeda: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Matsuo: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Amagasaki, Japan.... Yoshi Ikeda

Fight Statistics
Ikeda: 
Total Punches Thrown: 159                           
Total Punches Landed: 75                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 109                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 61                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 50                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14                            

Matsuo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 99                            
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 89                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3