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09/08/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Kei Kusumoto vs Shinji Kato

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Tokyo promoted show at Hachioji City Art & Cultural Hall, Hachioji,  taking place on 22/04/2030:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Japan Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky-A Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Kei Kusumoto (17(4) - 1) who hails from Chofu, Japan and Shinji Kato(22(2) - 6(2)) from Funabashi, Japan.  Kusumoto weighed in at 121 pounds and 5 ounces, while Kato weighed in at 121 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Kazuhiko Nakano, and the three ringside judges are Hisao Hatanaka, Nori Saito and Aki Fujii.  

Round 1: 

Kato tries to land a jab, but Kusumoto blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook to Kato's body.  
Kusumoto lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kato throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Kusumoto lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kusumoto lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kato connects with an overhand left.  
Kato tries to land a jab, but Kusumoto sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut to Kato's liver.  
Kusumoto lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kusumoto pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands with a ramrod jab.  Kusumoto tries to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto lands a right hook to the body, a jab to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kusumoto is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Kusumoto connects with a cross.  
Kato is looking to close the distance.  Kato lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kato manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Kato drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside.  Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Kato advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kato's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Kato's ribs.  
Kusumoto steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab to Kusumoto's body.  
Kusumoto hits home with an overhand right.  
Kusumoto throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kato lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kusumoto steps away from his opponent.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kusumoto throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kato pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kato attempts to land a right uppercut, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kato is on target with a right hook.  
Kato advances into close range.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto attempts to land a left hook, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Kusumoto's body.  
Kato pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  Kato throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kato cuts off the ring, trapping Kusumoto on the ropes.  Kato lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kato hits home with a left uppercut.  Kato attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kato is looking to close the distance.  Kusumoto digs in a right hook to Kato's ribs.  Kusumoto attempts to land a right hook, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a spiteful jab.  Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato connects with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto lands an overhand left.  
Kusumoto tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kato steps inside.  Kato connects with a left hook.  Kato attempts to land a left hook, but Kusumoto blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kato pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Kato is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Kato lands a jab.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and lands a stiff jab.  Kusumoto attempts to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto lands a solid jab to Kato's body.  
Kato connects with a left hook.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kato connects with a left uppercut.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto lands an overhand right to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Kato cuts off the ring, trapping Kusumoto in a neutral corner.  Kato hits home with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Kato advances into close range.  Kato pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into Kusumoto's ribs.  
Kusumoto lands a left hook.  
Kato lands a cross.  Kato attempts to land a cross, but Kusumoto blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Kato connects with a cross.  
Kusumoto hits home with a hard jab.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Kato cuts off the ring, trapping Kusumoto on the ropes.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto connects with a left uppercut.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands a cross.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a cross.  Kato tries to land a jab, but Kusumoto sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kato attempts to land a cross, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Kato gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand left to the head.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto drives a firm right hook into Kato's body.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Kato gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Kusumoto on the ropes.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto is on target with a cross to Kato's body.  
Kato closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with a cross.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato cuts off the ring, trapping Kusumoto on the ropes.  Kusumoto throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kusumoto attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut to Kusumoto's body.  
Kato lands a hard jab.  
Kato connects with a cross.  
Kato walks Kusumoto onto the ropes.  Kato pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Kusumoto hits home with a hard jab.  Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kusumoto throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kusumoto attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kato dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kato steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kato gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Kusumoto's body.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab.  
Kusumoto steps away from his opponent.  Kato lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kusumoto's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  Kusumoto tries to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kato advances into close range.  Kusumoto pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Kusumoto lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Kato pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside.  Kato lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Kusumoto lands a hard jab.  
Kato gets on the inside.  Kusumoto is on target with a left hook.  
Kusumoto lands a left hook.  
Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kato forces Kusumoto to retreat onto the ropes.  Kusumoto is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato lands a right hook.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Kato lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kato tries to land a cross, but Kusumoto dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside.  Kato connects with an overhand right.  
Kato lands a right hook.  
Kato throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Kato gets on the inside.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Kato dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato gets on the inside.  Kato drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Kato throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kato feints a cross, but Kusumoto does not fall for it and lands with a cross.  
Kusumoto lands with a hard jab.  
Kato manages to force Kusumoto onto the ropes.  Kato lands with a stiff jab.  
Kato feints a cross, and then is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kato connects with a left hook.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato finds the target with a jab.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance.  Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto connects with an overhand right.  
Kato steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kusumoto connects with a firm cross.  Kusumoto tries to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato steps inside.  Kato pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Kato pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato is looking to close the distance.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kato drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside.  Kato circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Kusumoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  Kusumoto attempts to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato tries to land a jab, but Kusumoto dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato advances into close range and manages to force Kusumoto onto the ropes.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Kato dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kato lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a jab into Kato's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 8: 

Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kusumoto lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kato advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Kato attempts to land a jab, but Kusumoto dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kato lands a left hook.  Kato tries to land a right hook, but Kusumoto sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kusumoto drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Kato walks Kusumoto down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kato lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kato pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kato voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Kusumoto steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Kusumoto lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kusumoto connects with a cross.  
Kusumoto lands a hard jab.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance.  Kato is on target with a cross.  Kato tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto feints a jab, tricking Kato into launching a left hook counter.  Kusumoto avoids the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Kato closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Kato advances into close range.  Kusumoto pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp right hook.  
Kusumoto contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kusumoto snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Kato closes the distance.  Kusumoto pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kato digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kusumoto hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto attempts to land a right hook, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Kato advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Kato is on target with a left hook.  
Kusumoto steps away from his opponent.  Kato lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kato drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Kato lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Kato tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto lands a solid cross.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 10: 

Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato is looking to close the distance.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and connects with a left uppercut.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Kusumoto slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kusumoto lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato lands with a sharp jab.  
Kato advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Kusumoto lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Kusumoto pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto connects with a sharp right uppercut.  Kusumoto throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kusumoto is on target with a left hook.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Kato throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kato lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kato lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kusumoto attempts to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kusumoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto connects with a cross.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Kato's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 10 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Kato steps inside.  Kusumoto lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kusumoto tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato tries to land a jab, but Kusumoto sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kato lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Kusumoto sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Kusumoto lands a jab.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Kusumoto steps away from his opponent.  Kato lands a cross.  
Kusumoto feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Kusumoto pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kato is on target with a left hook.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kusumoto is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Kusumoto pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato advances into close range.  Kusumoto is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto finds the target with a stiff jab.  Kusumoto attempts to land an overhand right, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato is looking to close the distance.  Kusumoto pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kato digs in a right hook to Kusumoto's body.  


Round 11 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Kato lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Kato connects with a cross.  
Kato switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato lands a spiteful jab.  
Kato is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Kusumoto's body.  
Kusumoto is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kusumoto switches the action to the outside.  Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato advances into close range.  Kusumoto is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  Kusumoto throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato hits home with a right hook.  
Kato hits home with a right hook.  
Kusumoto steps to the outside.  Kato tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Kusumoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kusumoto tries to land a cross, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kusumoto hits home with a sharp cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 115 - 113  116 - 113  116 - 112

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Chofu, Japan.... Kei Kusumoto

Fight Statistics
Kusumoto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 518                           
Total Punches Landed: 208                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 369                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 172                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 404                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 150                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 114                           
Total Jabs Landed: 58                            

Kato: 
Total Punches Thrown: 463                           
Total Punches Landed: 197                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 357                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 349                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 167                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 114                           
Total Jabs Landed: 30