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09/03/2034
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Naoki Sawaya vs Takeshi Higashi

Boxing Daily Report from the Koranteng Promotions promoted show at Yutaka Araya Gym, Sapporo,  taking place on 28/08/2033:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Hokkaido Super Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Naoki Sawaya (5 - 6 - 2) who hails from Sapporo, Japan and Takeshi Higashi(30(15) - 6 - 1) from Sapporo, Japan.  Both Sawaya and Higashi weighed in at 115 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Aki Mizuno, and the three ringside judges are Daichi Hirayama, Satoru Yasui and Eiji Tanaka.  

Round 1: 

Higashi is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Higashi advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi is on target with a sharp right hook to Sawaya's body.  Higashi clinches his opponent.  Higashi leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Higashi's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Sawaya throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Higashi forces Sawaya to retreat into a neutral corner.  Higashi lands two left hook's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Higashi clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Higashi pushes his forearm into Sawaya's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Higashi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  Higashi clinches his opponent.  Higashi pushes his forearm into Sawaya's face.  The referee warns Higashi and breaks the clinch.  
Higashi lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sawaya steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Higashi digs in a firm right hook to Sawaya's body.  
Higashi lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higashi manouvers Sawaya into the red corner.  Higashi lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Higashi connects with a firm right uppercut.  
Higashi lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Higashi lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi advances into close range and manouvers Sawaya onto the ropes.  Higashi tries to land a left hook, but Sawaya dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sawaya's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Sawaya's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Round 2: 

Higashi hits home with a left hook.  
Higashi is looking to close the distance and walks Sawaya down, trapping him on the ropes.  Higashi digs in a sharp left uppercut to Sawaya's ribs.  
Higashi connects with a left hook.  
Higashi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sawaya sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Higashi digs in a firm right hook to Sawaya's body.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higashi closes the distance.  Sawaya throws a left hook, but Higashi ties up his opponent.  Higashi is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Higashi is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Higashi is on target with a firm left hook to Sawaya's body.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Sawaya is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Higashi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Higashi holds on to his opponent.  Higashi is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Higashi about fouling.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Sawaya's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Sawaya's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 3: 

Higashi steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Sawaya is on target with a cross.  
Higashi lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sawaya switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Higashi advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Higashi steps inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Higashi advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Higashi lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Higashi gets on the inside.  Higashi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a firm right hook to Sawaya's ribcage.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Higashi lands a right hook.  
Higashi digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi drives a stinging left hook into Sawaya's liver.  Higashi attempts to land a left hook, but Sawaya blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Higashi lands a stinging right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 4: 

Higashi drives a left hook into Sawaya's body.  
Sawaya lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sawaya pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Higashi walks Sawaya down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sawaya tries to land a left hook, but Higashi blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Higashi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi connects with a right uppercut.  Higashi clinches his opponent.  Higashi leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Higashi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sawaya pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Higashi lands a cross.  
Higashi steps inside.  Higashi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi hits home with a right uppercut.  Higashi ties up his opponent.  Higashi leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Higashi cuts off the ring, trapping Sawaya on the ropes.  Higashi connects with a right uppercut.  
Higashi hits home with a firm left hook.  
Higashi walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Sawaya connects with a right hook.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Higashi lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Higashi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Sawaya's ribs.  
Sawaya attempts to land a left hook, but Higashi slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higashi is on target with a left uppercut.  
Higashi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Sawaya's body.  
Higashi lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi hits home with a left uppercut.  
Higashi lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 5: 

Higashi steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sawaya is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sawaya quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Higashi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi forces Sawaya to back into the corner.  Higashi lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Higashi is on target with a firm left hook.  
Higashi is on target with a left hook to Sawaya's body.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Higashi connects with a right uppercut.  Higashi holds on to his opponent.  Higashi is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Higashi lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higashi walks Sawaya into the corner.  Sawaya throws a left hook, but Higashi clinches his opponent.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Higashi to stop holding.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sawaya steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Higashi forces Sawaya to back into a corner.  Higashi hits home with a left uppercut.  
Sawaya pivots to the side of his opponent.  Higashi lands a left hook.  Higashi wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sawaya dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Higashi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sawaya attempts to land a left hook, but Higashi sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Higashi lands a stinging right hook.  
Higashi forces Sawaya to back into the corner.  Higashi is on target with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Higashi is looking to close the distance.  Higashi drives a left hook into Sawaya's body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sawaya dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Higashi is on target with a cross.  
Higashi gets on the inside and digs in a telling right hook to his opponents body.  IT LOOKS LIKE SAWAYA WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Sawaya almost instantly recovers. 
Higashi is on target with a right hook.  
Higashi drives a right uppercut into Sawaya's body.  
Higashi closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higashi lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higashi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Sawaya is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Higashi closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Sawaya switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Higashi closes the distance and drives a stinging left hook into his opponents liver.  
Higashi steps inside and connects with a firm right hook.  
Higashi forces Sawaya to back into a corner.  Higashi lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Higashi is on target with a left hook.  
Higashi advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Higashi digs in a left hook to Sawaya's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 7: 

Higashi lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Higashi lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Sawaya is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Higashi is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Higashi slams a nasty right hook into Sawaya's body.  SAWAYA IS HURT!  
Higashi forces Sawaya to back into a corner.  Some sustained pressure from Higashi could be enough to finish Sawaya!  Higashi lands a left uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body, AND DROPS SAWAYA TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 7.  
Higashi pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a powerful right uppercut to Sawaya's body.  Sawaya now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Sawaya lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Higashi gets on the inside and manages to force Sawaya onto the ropes.  Higashi is on target with a firm right hook.  
Higashi slams a mean left hook into Sawaya's ribs.  SAWAYA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Higashi lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Higashi closes the distance and drives a right hook into Sawaya's body.  
Sawaya is looking to keep his distance.  Higashi connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Higashi lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Higashi lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Higashi walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Higashi lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Higashi closes the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Higashi connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Sawaya tries to land a right hook, but Higashi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Round 8: 

Higashi lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Higashi connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Higashi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sawaya throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Sawaya feints a cross, and then hits home with an overhand right.  
Higashi is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Sawaya almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Higashi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head, AND DROPS SAWAYA!  He unsteadily tries to get up but is unable to beat the 10 count!  The winner by KO is Higashi!  


Round 8 Statistics
Sawaya: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higashi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 7 - 10  7 - 10  7 - 10


Fight Statistics
Sawaya: 
Total Punches Thrown: 168                           
Total Punches Landed: 29                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Higashi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 325                           
Total Punches Landed: 183                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 201                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 109                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 307                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 182                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1