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30/08/2031
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Kei Sakuma vs Jun Takeuchi

Boxing Daily Report from the Pearlnew Promotions promoted show at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo,  taking place on 07/09/2030:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on TV Tokyo, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are The Amazing Boy Kei Sakuma (11(3) - 0 - 1) who hails from Fuchu, Japan and Jun Takeuchi(27(2) - 3) from Kobe, Japan.  Sakuma weighed in at 107 pounds and 11 ounces, while Takeuchi weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hiroki Amaya, and the three ringside judges are Yuji Mihara, Goro Oyama and Kazuhiko Yasuda.  

Round 1: 

Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sakuma attempts to land a cross, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Takeuchi throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance.  Sakuma lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma is on target with an overhand right.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Takeuchi feints a right hook, and then connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Sakuma connects with a cross.  
Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Sakuma tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Takeuchi closes the distance and forces Sakuma to back into the ropes.  Sakuma is on target with a left hook.  Sakuma throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma attempts to land a left hook, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Sakuma steps to the outside.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands an overhand right.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma is on target with a stinging right hook.  Sakuma throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sakuma tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi connects with a left uppercut.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Sakuma is on target with a left hook to Takeuchi's ribs.  
Takeuchi feints a left, and then is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi forces Sakuma to back into the ropes.  Takeuchi drives a left hook into Sakuma's body.  
Sakuma switches the action to the outside.  Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Takeuchi attempts to land an overhand right, but Sakuma sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range.  Sakuma feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Sakuma's body.  
Takeuchi steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Takeuchi tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a hard jab.  Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 2: 

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


Round 2 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Sakuma lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sakuma lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Takeuchi closes the distance.  Sakuma lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi pivots from in front of his opponent.  Takeuchi tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi hits home with a left hook.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Takeuchi lands with a stiff jab.  
Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Sakuma digs in a left hook to Takeuchi's body.  Sakuma tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi switches the action to the outside.  Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sakuma connects with a cross.  
Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Takeuchi steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma drives a sharp jab into his opponents body.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Takeuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Takeuchi throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Sakuma connects with a solid cross.  
Sakuma is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Sakuma lands a jab.  
Sakuma attempts to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma feints a jab, tricking Takeuchi into countering with a left uppercut.  Sakuma springs the trap, countering with  a right hook.  
Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a solid right hook.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and manages to force Sakuma onto the ropes.  Takeuchi pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Takeuchi steps inside and is on target with a stinging left hook.  Takeuchi throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Takeuchi tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi closes the distance.  Sakuma lands a left hook.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sakuma attempts to land a left hook, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Sakuma tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Takeuchi advances into close range and walks Sakuma onto the ropes.  Sakuma hits home with a left hook.  
Takeuchi closes the distance.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a sharp left hook into his opponents liver.  
Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Takeuchi lands a cross.  
Sakuma is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sakuma hits home with a firm right hook.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi digs in a left hook to Sakuma's body.  
Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Sakuma tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sakuma lands a cross.  Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Takeuchi closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Sakuma steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  Sakuma throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the head.  
Sakuma hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Takeuchi closes the distance.  Sakuma throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a cross.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance.  Sakuma attempts to land a left hook, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Takeuchi is on target with a solid right uppercut to Sakuma's body.  Takeuchi throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Takeuchi walks Sakuma down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sakuma lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Sakuma finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a stinging jab.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance.  Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to Sakuma's ribcage.  
Sakuma lands a stinging cross.  
Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Takeuchi advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Takeuchi pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Takeuchi drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sakuma lands a left hook.  
Sakuma lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  As Takeuchi tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sakuma dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Takeuchi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi attempts to land a left hook, but Sakuma sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a solid left hook.  
Takeuchi steps to the outside.  Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sakuma tries to land a jab, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Takeuchi advances into close range.  Sakuma throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 6: 

Takeuchi advances into close range.  Sakuma throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi advances into close range.  Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi is on target with a firm right uppercut.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Sakuma hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Sakuma is on target with a firm left hook to Takeuchi's ribs.  Sakuma tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to Sakuma's liver.  
Takeuchi digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  Takeuchi tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma hits home with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi closes the distance and manouvers Sakuma onto the ropes.  Sakuma attempts to land a left hook, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Takeuchi throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance.  Sakuma lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Takeuchi is on target with a firm left hook to Sakuma's body.  Takeuchi tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Takeuchi is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sakuma is on target with a left uppercut.  Sakuma tries to land a right hook, but Takeuchi blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Sakuma's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 7: 

Sakuma steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma connects with a solid cross.  
Takeuchi walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sakuma lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sakuma hits home with a cross.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Sakuma is on target with a left hook to Takeuchi's body.  
Sakuma lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Takeuchi senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Takeuchi slams a hurtful right hook into Sakuma's body.  SAKUMA IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  It looks like Sakuma has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Takeuchi pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Takeuchi forces Sakuma to retreat onto the ropes.  Takeuchi lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Takeuchi attempts to land a left hook, but Sakuma slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
Sakuma steps to the outside.  Takeuchi is really starting to turn up the heat!  He senses a stoppage here.  Takeuchi drives a telling left uppercut into his opponents body.  DOWN GOES SAKUMA!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  Sakuma now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Sakuma lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Sakuma lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range.  Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Takeuchi is looking to keep his distance.  Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Takeuchi lands a hard jab.  Takeuchi attempts to land a cross, but Sakuma slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma connects with a cross.  
Sakuma feints a jab, tricking Takeuchi into launching a left hook counter.  Sakuma springs the trap and counters with  a stinging left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 8: 

Sakuma lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma drives a cross into Takeuchi's body.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Sakuma is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Sakuma is on target with a jab.  
Sakuma feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a solid cross.  
Takeuchi advances into close range and connects with a solid right hook.  
Takeuchi forces Sakuma to back into the ropes.  Takeuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Takeuchi is on target with a firm right uppercut to Sakuma's body.  Takeuchi tries to land a left hook, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Takeuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sakuma drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Takeuchi lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Sakuma quickly recovers. 
Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sakuma tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and forces Sakuma to retreat onto the ropes.  Takeuchi is on target with a solid right uppercut to Sakuma's ribcage.  
Sakuma attempts to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Sakuma lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Takeuchi manages to force Sakuma onto the ropes.  Takeuchi drives a left uppercut into Sakuma's body.  
Sakuma switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Sakuma hits home with a right hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Takeuchi dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  Sakuma tries to land a cross, but Takeuchi dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Takeuchi attempts to land a jab, but Sakuma slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma feints a right, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma lands a hard jab.  Sakuma attempts to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 9: 

Takeuchi gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Sakuma on the ropes.  Takeuchi pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to Sakuma's ribcage.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sakuma switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sakuma tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Sakuma drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Sakuma steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Sakuma attempts to land a right uppercut, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Takeuchi steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Takeuchi pivots to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Takeuchi throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Takeuchi's body.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance and is on target with a powerful left hook to Sakuma's liver.  SAKUMA IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  
Sakuma steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Sakuma's body.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Sakuma hits home with a cross.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Sakuma lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sakuma tries to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Takeuchi steps inside and drives a left hook into Sakuma's ribs.  
Sakuma is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Takeuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sakuma digs in a left hook to Takeuchi's ribs.  
Takeuchi hits home with a right hook.  
Sakuma attempts to land a cross, but Takeuchi parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma lands a cross.  
Sakuma lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  Sakuma throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Takeuchi steps inside.  Sakuma tries to land a left hook, but Takeuchi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 9 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 10: 

Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Sakuma finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Sakuma connects with a solid cross.  
Sakuma is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm cross.  
Sakuma hits home with an overhand right.  
Sakuma lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into Sakuma's body.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  Sakuma tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Takeuchi lands an overhand left.  
Sakuma tries to land an overhand right, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sakuma lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma tries to land a jab, but Takeuchi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Takeuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Takeuchi is looking to close the distance.  Takeuchi lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sakuma switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Takeuchi slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Takeuchi advances into close range and walks Sakuma down, trapping him on the ropes.  Takeuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Takeuchi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Takeuchi attempts to land a left hook, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Takeuchi lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Takeuchi advances into close range.  Sakuma pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Takeuchi gets on the inside.  Sakuma is on target with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Takeuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

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  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 7 - 10  7 - 10  7 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 8 - 10  8 - 10  8 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 10  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 93 - 94  93 - 95  93 - 94

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kobe, Japan.... Jun Takeuchi

Fight Statistics
Sakuma: 
Total Punches Thrown: 541                           
Total Punches Landed: 225                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 469                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 202                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 398                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 174                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 143                           
Total Jabs Landed: 51                            

Takeuchi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 401                           
Total Punches Landed: 160                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 224                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 95                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 177                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 65                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 377                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 152                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8