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07/12/2040
EOD Running: Pre Show
Aki Nishi vs Shinji Sano

Boxing Daily Report from the Paintsil Promotions promoted show at Iwao Takashima Gym, Matsudo,  taking place on 27/05/2040:

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-Chiba Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Aki Nishi (4 - 8 - 2) who hails from Chiba, Japan and Shinji Sano(28(2) - 4(2) - 1) from Chiba, Japan.  Both Nishi and Sano weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Aoi Iseri, and the three ringside judges are Hideki Yanagi, Jiro Tobe and Takeo Nakanishi.  

Round 1: 

Sano is on target with a right hook to Nishi's body.  Sano attempts to land a cross, but Nishi blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sano lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano advances into close range.  Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents liver.  
Sano digs in a left hook to Nishi's body.  
Nishi is on target with a cross.  
Sano steps inside.  Sano is on target with a solid right hook to Nishi'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 Sano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sano lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sano is on target with a solid right uppercut to Nishi's body.  
Sano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Nishi connects with a cross.  
Sano closes the distance and walks his opponent into a corner.  Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Nishi's liver.  
Sano hits home with a right hook.  
Nishi closes the distance.  Sano is on target with a left hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Nishi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Nishi attempts to land a jab, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sano is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Nishi lands a left uppercut.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Nishi slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 1 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Round 2: 

Nishi closes the distance.  Sano lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Nishi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Sano gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Nishi's body.  
Sano closes the distance.  Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano cuts off the ring, trapping Nishi on the ropes.  Sano lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sano pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a firm right hook into Nishi's ribcage.  
Sano lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is on target with a right hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Sano pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sano lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sano is on target with a sharp left hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sano advances into close range.  Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sano is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Nishi's ribs.  
Sano is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and drives a solid left hook into his opponents liver.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Nishi leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Sano accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Nishi.  Sano lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left.  
Sano drives a right hook into Nishi's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Nishi's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Nishi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Nishi's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 55                            
Power Shots Landed: 38                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Body Shots Landed: 28                            

Round 3: 

Sano connects with a cross.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance.  Nishi finds the target with a jab.  
Sano lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sano is on target with a right hook.  
Sano lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano digs in a right hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano digs in a sharp left uppercut to Nishi's ribs.  
Sano lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into Nishi's body.  
Sano gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Nishi hits home with a left hook.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Nishi closes the distance.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Nishi tries to land a jab, but Sano sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Nishi's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 4: 

Sano steps inside.  Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Sano steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano is on target with a right hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano lands a right uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano gets on the inside and drives a firm left hook into Nishi's body.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sano lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Sano is on target with a firm left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Nishi connects with a cross.  
Nishi steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Sano advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Nishi advances into close range.  Sano is on target with a right hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Nishi advances into close range.  Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Nishi's body.  
Nishi tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Sano parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 4 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Round 5: 

Sano steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Sano clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Sano pushes his forearm into Nishi's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Nishi steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Sano advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Nishi's body.  Sano throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sano gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Nishi is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sano is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Nishi lands a cross.  
Sano steps inside.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sano lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Nishi is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Nishi tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Nishi hits home with a cross.  
Nishi throws a left hook, but Sano holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Sano pushes his forearm into Nishi's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Sano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Nishi is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Round 6: 

Nishi closes the distance.  Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sano lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Sano attempts to land a right hook, but Nishi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent.  Nishi throws a left hook, but Sano holds on to his opponent.  Sano pushes his forearm into Nishi's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Sano to stop fouling.  
Sano is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sano closes the distance and digs in a left hook to Nishi's ribs.  Sano throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sano steps inside and lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Sano digs in a right uppercut to Nishi's body.  Sano tries to land a right hook, but Nishi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sano drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  
Nishi tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sano digs in a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Sano closes the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Sano gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Nishi is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 7: 

Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sano closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Sano is on target with a cross.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Sano drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Sano advances into close range.  Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Sano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Sano ties up his opponent.  Sano leans on his opponent using all his weight. Sano tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Nishi behind the head. 
Sano gets on the inside.  Sano pivots from in front of his opponent.  Nishi throws a right hook, but Sano ties up his opponent.  Sano is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Sano closes the distance.  Nishi goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Sano to the neutral corner.  He warns Nishi that continued fouling will result in a point deduction.  
Sano digs in a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano advances into close range and drives a stinging left hook into his opponents body.  
Nishi is on target with a cross to Sano's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 8: 

Sano steps inside.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sano digs in a right hook to Nishi's ribs.  
Sano lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Nishi closes the distance.  Sano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano digs in a stinging right hook to Nishi's body.  
Sano advances into close range and digs in a sharp left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Nishi's body.  
Sano steps inside.  Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Sano lands a left hook.  
Sano lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sano lands an overhand right.  Sano tries to land an overhand right, but Nishi sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sano steps inside.  Sano pivots from in front of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Nishi gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but Sano holds on to his opponent.  Sano is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Sano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Nishi steps inside.  Sano lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Sano ties up his opponent.  Sano leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Sano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Nishi is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Nishi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Sano steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Sano's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

Round 9: 

Sano feints a jab, and then lands a cross.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sano feints a jab, but Nishi ignores the feint and lands with a right hook.  
Sano contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Nishi hits home with a cross.  
Nishi steps inside.  Sano lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Nishi slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a cross to the head and a cross to the body, KNOCKING NISHI DOWN!  He manages to get up at 8.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Nishi's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Sano circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Nishi tries to land an overhand left, but Sano blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Nishi is looking to close the distance.  Sano is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano steps away from his opponent.  Sano feints a jab, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Nishi hits home with a cross.  
Nishi closes the distance.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Nishi hits home with an overhand right.  
Sano lands a left hook, right hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body, AND NISHI IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  Nishi recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Sano steps to the outside.  Nishi is on target with a jab.  
Nishi closes the distance.  Sano lands a right uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Sano is on target with an overhand left.  


Round 10 Statistics
Nishi: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

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


Final Scorecards: 88 - 100  88 - 100  88 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Chiba, Japan.... Shinji Sano

Fight Statistics
Nishi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 282                           
Total Punches Landed: 38                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 247                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 99                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12                            

Sano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 353                           
Total Punches Landed: 212                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 142                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 69                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 143                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 345                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 211                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Total Jabs Landed: 1