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01/04/2034
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William McGovern vs Mikio Machida

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kyoto promoted show at Kyoto Maekawa, Kyoto,  taking place on 21/08/2033:

Clearly AI Japan-Kyoto have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are William McGovern (16(11) - 0) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Mikio Machida(3 - 0) from Tokyo, Japan.  Both McGovern and Machida weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Takeo Imada, and the three ringside judges are Aki Masaki, Kenji Fujimoto and Taro Matsuoka.  

Round 1: 

Machida closes the distance.  McGovern is on target with a sharp right hook to Machida's body.  
McGovern advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern hits home with a right hook.  
McGovern lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern hits home with a solid right hook.  McGovern clinches his opponent.  McGovern is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
McGovern closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Machida on the ropes.  McGovern lands a stinging right uppercut.  
McGovern quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McGovern throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGovern steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Machida sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McGovern connects with a left hook.  
Machida steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Machida pivots to the right of his opponent.  McGovern lands a jab.  
McGovern steps inside and is on target with a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
McGovern is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McGovern contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Machida throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
McGovern gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a BRUTAL left hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE MACHIDA WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Machida could be stopped here, if McGovern can find the right shot!  McGovern lands a HUGE left uppercut.  DOWN GOES MACHIDA!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  Machida now seems to have his senses back.  
McGovern is on target with a stinging cross.  
McGovern steps inside and lands a sharp left hook.  
McGovern connects with a cross.  
McGovern advances into close range and lands a left hook.  McGovern ties up his opponent.  McGovern pushes his forearm into Machida's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures McGovern about fouling.  
McGovern lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McGovern lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
McGovern lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Machida's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Machida's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
McGovern: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Machida: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

McGovern closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern connects with a solid left hook.  
McGovern tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Machida advances into close range.  McGovern throws a left uppercut, but his opponent steps away from the punch.  McGovern ties up his opponent.  Machida hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
McGovern lands a solid jab.  
Machida throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
McGovern closes the distance.  Machida throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked.  McGovern ties up his opponent.  Machida tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits McGovern's kidney. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
McGovern drives a firm left hook into Machida's body.  
McGovern quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a hurtful left hook.  DOWN GOES MACHIDA!  He beats the count, getting up at 6.  
McGovern lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McGovern lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head, AND MACHIDA IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  
McGovern is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Machida tries to land a cross, but McGovern dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Machida's liver.  
Machida sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
McGovern steps inside.  Machida throws a left uppercut, but McGovern ties up his opponent.  McGovern leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks McGovern's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Machida throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
McGovern lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
McGovern advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
McGovern is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
McGovern connects with a solid left hook.  
McGovern steps inside and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Machida attempts to land a left hook, but McGovern slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Machida's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Machida's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Machida's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
McGovern: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Machida: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

McGovern is on target with a solid right uppercut.  
McGovern is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
McGovern is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp left uppercut to Machida's ribs.  
McGovern switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
McGovern drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
McGovern is looking to close the distance and manages to force Machida onto the ropes.  McGovern lands a right uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
McGovern connects with a solid right hook.  
McGovern steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Machida advances into close range.  McGovern lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McGovern lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Machida closes the distance.  McGovern lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McGovern digs in a firm right hook to Machida's body.  McGovern ties up his opponent.  McGovern leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
McGovern is on target with a right uppercut.  
McGovern steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  McGovern clinches his opponent.  McGovern throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee warns McGovern and breaks the clinch.  
McGovern is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
McGovern is on target with a FEROCIOUS overhand left.  MACHIDA IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He beats the count, getting up at 9.  
Machida gets on the inside.  McGovern DETONATES a spiteful left uppercut on his opponents face.  IT LOOKS LIKE MACHIDA WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Some sustained pressure from McGovern could be enough to finish Machida!  McGovern lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head, AND DROPS MACHIDA TO THE CANVAS!  He isnt going to beat the count!  The winner by KO is McGovern!  


Round 3 Statistics
McGovern: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 53                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Machida: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 7  10 - 7  10 - 7


Fight Statistics
McGovern: 
Total Punches Thrown: 155                           
Total Punches Landed: 103                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 125                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 81                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13                            

Machida: 
Total Punches Thrown: 51                            
Total Punches Landed: 3                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0