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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Mikio Saito vs Aki Kuwahara

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Tokyo promoted show at Yuichi Kawashima Gym, Tokyo,  taking place on 23/12/2029:

Clearly AI Japan-Tokyo 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 semi final eliminator for the Japan-Tokyo Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mikio Saito (12 - 12 - 4) who hails from Tokyo, Japan and Aki Kuwahara(15 - 7 - 3) from Hachioji, Japan.  Both Saito and Kuwahara weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hisao Hatanaka, and the three ringside judges are Taro Harada, Dai Fujita and Naoki Morita.  

Round 1: 

Saito connects with a cross.  
Kuwahara lands a cross.  
Kuwahara throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara connects with a cross.  
Saito attempts to land a jab, but Kuwahara blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Saito is on target with an overhand right.  
Kuwahara manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Saito pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into Kuwahara's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kuwahara's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kuwahara is on target with a cross.  
Saito connects with a cross.  
Kuwahara tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a cross into Saito's body.  
Kuwahara pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Saito's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Saito's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kuwahara pivots from in front of his opponent.  Saito is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a jab, but Saito sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Kuwahara's body.  
Saito hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Kuwahara is on target with a jab.  
Saito voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Kuwahara steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Kuwahara pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kuwahara tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Saito tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Saito's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 3 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Kuwahara tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Saito lands a cross.  
Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kuwahara throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Saito time to recover.  
Kuwahara throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Saito steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Saito hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Saito steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Saito is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Saito hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kuwahara waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Saito attempts to land a cross, but Kuwahara slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Saito throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kuwahara lands a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Saito steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kuwahara pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Saito steps to the outside.  Kuwahara is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Kuwahara steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Saito steps away from his opponent.  Kuwahara sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Saito tries to keep the action at long range.  Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kuwahara throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Saito lands a left uppercut.  
Saito throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Kuwahara's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kuwahara steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a right uppercut, but Saito slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kuwahara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kuwahara switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kuwahara hits home with an overhand right.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Saito hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  Kuwahara throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Saito to the neutral corner.  He tells Kuwahara he will lose a point if he continues to foul.  
Saito steps away from his opponent.  Kuwahara is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a cross, but Saito sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Kuwahara connects with a cross.  
Kuwahara finds the target with a jab.  
Saito lands a cross.  
Kuwahara connects with a cross.  
Saito steps away from his opponent.  Kuwahara sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Saito tries to keep the action at long range.  Kuwahara feints a left hook, but Saito does not fall for it and responds with a left hook.  
Kuwahara is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara pivots to the right of his opponent.  Saito attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kuwahara slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Saito is on target with a cross.  
Saito tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right.  


Round 8 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Saito tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a jab, but Saito slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Saito switches the action to the outside.  Kuwahara lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kuwahara lands a cross.  
Kuwahara pivots to the left of his opponent.  Saito hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara feints a jab, fooling Saito into throwing a left hook counter.  Kuwahara springs the trap, countering with  a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Saito lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kuwahara is on target with a jab.  
Kuwahara is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Saito lands a cross.  
Saito steps to the outside.  Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kuwahara steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 92 - 98  92 - 98  92 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Hachioji, Japan.... Aki Kuwahara

Fight Statistics
Saito: 
Total Punches Thrown: 223                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 191                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 99                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Kuwahara: 
Total Punches Thrown: 329                           
Total Punches Landed: 66                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 303                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 60                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 167                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 162                           
Total Jabs Landed: 23