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16/02/2035
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Jiro Yanagi vs Mitsuru Sakuma

Boxing Daily Report from the Japan’s Boxing promoted show at Shinji Sugimoto Gym, Nagoya,  taking place on 26/10/2034:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Jiro Yanagi (6(2) - 1) who hails from Toyota, Japan and Mitsuru Sakuma(2 - 6 - 3) from Okazaki, Japan.  Yanagi weighed in at 135 pounds, while Sakuma weighed in at 134 pounds And 7 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Mikio Chino, and the three ringside judges are Keiichi Kobayashi, Nao Sugiyama and Raiden Matsui.  

Round 1: 

Yanagi feints a cross, and then lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head.  
Yanagi is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Sakuma tries to land a jab, but Yanagi slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Yanagi is on target with a firm right hook.  Yanagi clinches his opponent.  Yanagi throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. Yanagi leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Yanagi's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a hard jab.  
Sakuma closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  Yanagi clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Yanagi pushes his forearm into Sakuma's face.  The referee warns Yanagi and breaks the clinch.  
Sakuma gets on the inside.  Yanagi drives a firm left uppercut into Sakuma's ribs.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma manages to force Yanagi into a neutral corner.  Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2.  Yanagi tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sakuma pivots to the side of his opponent.  Yanagi is on target with a jab.  
Sakuma is on target with a right hook.  
Yanagi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Yanagi is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Yanagi steps away from his opponent.  Sakuma attempts to land an overhand left, but Yanagi sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Sakuma closes the distance and throws a left hook, but Yanagi holds on to his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Yanagi steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Yanagi is on target with a jab.  
Yanagi lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a hard jab.  
Yanagi lands a firm cross.  
Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Yanagi lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma connects with a cross.  
Yanagi hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Yanagi connects with a firm cross.  
Yanagi lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Yanagi pivots from in front of his opponent.  Yanagi hits home with a right uppercut.  Yanagi holds on to his opponent.  Yanagi leans on his opponent using all his weight. Sakuma tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Yanagi's kidney. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yanagi lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a cross.  
Sakuma advances into close range.  Yanagi drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Sakuma forces Yanagi to retreat into a neutral corner.  Yanagi throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Yanagi lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Yanagi steps away from his opponent.  Yanagi feints a cross, and then lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakuma is on target with a left uppercut.  
Yanagi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Yanagi is on target with a jab.  
Yanagi is on target with a cross.  
Yanagi lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Yanagi lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma closes the distance.  Yanagi lands a right hook.  
Sakuma sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Yanagi drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Sakuma closes the distance.  Yanagi lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Yanagi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma closes the distance.  Yanagi lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Yanagi is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Yanagi lands a right hook.  
Yanagi feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Yanagi pivots to the left of his opponent and DETONATES a mean left hook on his opponents face.  SAKUMA WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Sakuma recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Yanagi steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a solid cross.  
Yanagi pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakuma forces Yanagi to back into a corner.  Sakuma hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 40                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Sakuma hits home with a left hook.  
Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Sakuma gets on the inside.  Yanagi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yanagi digs in a left hook to Sakuma's body.  Sakuma now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
Yanagi lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Yanagi steps to the outside.  Sakuma throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a FIERCE left uppercut.  SAKUMA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  
Yanagi switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi attempts to land a jab, but Sakuma sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakuma forces Yanagi to back into the ropes.  Yanagi lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma gets on the inside.  Yanagi drives a right hook into Sakuma's ribs.  Yanagi ties up his opponent.  Sakuma is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yanagi is looking to keep his distance.  Yanagi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi lands a stinging cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Yanagi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakuma closes the distance.  Yanagi lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Yanagi stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Yanagi lands a VICIOUS right hook.  SAKUMA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 9.  It looks like Sakuma has now recovered from that shot earlier.  
Yanagi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakuma throws a left hook, but Yanagi holds on to his opponent.  Yanagi leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yanagi lands a sharp jab.  
Yanagi pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Yanagi lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Sakuma almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Yanagi tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Yanagi feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yanagi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sakuma steps inside.  Yanagi pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yanagi is on target with a left hook to Sakuma's liver.  
Sakuma is looking to close the distance.  Yanagi lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
Yanagi steps to the outside.  Yanagi senses Sakuma is in trouble...he is looking to finish him off!  Yanagi drives a potent left hook into his opponents body.  DOWN GOES SAKUMA!  THE COUNT REACHES 10, BUT SAKUMA IS UNABLE TO GET UP!  The winner by KO is Yanagi!  


Round 6 Statistics
Yanagi: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Sakuma: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Yanagi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 260                           
Total Punches Landed: 171                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 227                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 109                           
Total Jabs Landed: 71                            

Sakuma: 
Total Punches Thrown: 99                            
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 89                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1