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17/02/2035
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Hikaru Murano vs Ryuu Sakuma

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kyoto promoted show at Ichiro Tao Gym, Kyoto,  taking place on 30/04/2034:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Japan-Kyoto Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Hikaru Murano (24 - 7(2)) who hails from Kyoto, Japan and Ryuu Sakuma(18 - 4(1) - 1) from Kyoto, Japan.  Both Murano and Sakuma weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kazuhiko Anzai, and the three ringside judges are Takeshi Shimizu, Takeo Imada and Dai Oye.  

Round 1: 

Sakuma advances into close range.  Murano lands a right hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Murano has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left.  
Murano connects with an overhand left.  
Sakuma gets on the inside and connects with a solid right uppercut.  
Murano tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murano lands a cross.  
Sakuma steps away from his opponent.  Murano hits home with an overhand left.  
Murano lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Sakuma digs in a left uppercut to Murano's ribs.  
Sakuma lands with a hard jab.  
Murano switches the action to the outside.  Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Murano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Sakuma walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Sakuma is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sakuma connects with an overhand right.  
Murano hits home with a cross.  
Murano throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Murano is on target with a right hook.  
Sakuma connects with a solid overhand right.  Sakuma attempts to land an overhand right, but Murano slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murano lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sakuma attempts to land an overhand right, but Murano dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sakuma is on target with an overhand left.  
Sakuma closes the distance and manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Murano throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Sakuma's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Sakuma steps inside.  Murano drives a right hook into Sakuma's ribs.  
Murano steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murano finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Sakuma gets on the inside.  Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Murano tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Murano hits home with an overhand left.  
Murano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murano lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Murano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Sakuma's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Sakuma gets on the inside.  Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Murano steps away from his opponent.  Murano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murano steps to the outside.  Sakuma quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murano is on target with an overhand left.  
Sakuma closes the distance.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sakuma dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance and forces Murano to retreat onto the ropes.  Sakuma connects with a left hook.  
Murano throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murano finds the target with a jab.  
Murano is on target with a jab.  
Murano lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma steps inside.  Sakuma pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Murano steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma advances into close range and forces Murano to back into the ropes.  Murano attempts to land a left hook, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Sakuma tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma closes the distance and lands a right hook.  Sakuma tries to land a right uppercut, but Murano sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sakuma lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Sakuma lands a left hook.  
Sakuma is on target with a sharp left hook to Murano's body.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Murano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma closes the distance.  Murano connects 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 Murano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Murano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakuma lands an overhand left.  
Murano attempts to land a jab, but Sakuma slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Sakuma connects with a cross.  
Murano pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Sakuma's ribcage.  
Murano drives a cross into Sakuma's body.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a firm cross.  
Sakuma hits home with a firm cross.  
Murano steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Murano steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Murano throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murano stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Murano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Sakuma walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Sakuma lands with a hard jab.  
Murano steps to the outside and lands a cross.  Murano attempts to land a jab, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Sakuma gets on the inside and digs in a firm right hook to Murano's ribs.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Murano attempts to land a left uppercut, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Murano lands a right hook to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Murano is on target with a jab.  Murano attempts to land an overhand left, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Sakuma digs in a right uppercut to Murano's body.  
Sakuma hits home with a stinging cross.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sakuma throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma gets on the inside and walks Murano down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sakuma lands a left hook.  Sakuma tries to land a right uppercut, but Murano blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Murano steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma closes the distance and is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Murano lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance.  Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sakuma steps inside and digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murano lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murano waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Sakuma attempts to land a jab, but Murano sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Murano pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Murano lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murano lands a spiteful jab.  
Murano hits home with a stiff jab.  
Murano tries to keep the action at long range.  Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sakuma steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Murano on the ropes.  Sakuma lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sakuma advances into close range and digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Sakuma throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Murano time to recover.  
Sakuma lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Sakuma finds the target with a jab.  
Sakuma lands a sharp cross.  
Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murano is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murano connects with an overhand left.  
Murano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Sakuma tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murano is on target with a jab.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Murano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Sakuma advances into close range.  Sakuma pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Murano's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Sakuma's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 8 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Murano switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  Murano attempts to land a jab, but Sakuma blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut to Murano's ribcage.  
Murano switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Murano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murano lands two overhand lefts followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sakuma hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance and drives a solid right hook into Murano's ribcage.  
Sakuma advances into close range and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Murano tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Sakuma advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sakuma lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Murano on the ropes.  Sakuma connects with a right uppercut.  Sakuma attempts to land a left uppercut, but Murano blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Sakuma sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sakuma advances into close range and drives a left uppercut into Murano's body.  
Murano is on target with a jab.  
Murano stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Sakuma is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma connects with a stinging cross.  
Murano lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Murano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma steps inside.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Murano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Murano steps to the outside.  Murano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma steps inside and walks Murano onto the ropes.  Sakuma is on target with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body.  As Murano 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.  
Murano lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Murano strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Murano switches the action to the outside.  Sakuma tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murano lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Murano: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kyoto, Japan.... Hikaru Murano

Fight Statistics
Murano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 313                           
Total Punches Landed: 141                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 269                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 126                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 44                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 190                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 79                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 123                           
Total Jabs Landed: 62                            

Sakuma: 
Total Punches Thrown: 249                           
Total Punches Landed: 85                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 197                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 65                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 191                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 58                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12