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25/08/2040
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Yutaka Sano vs Jiro Doi

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Boxing promoted show at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo,  taking place on 21/07/2040:

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 Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on TV Tokyo, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Yutaka Sano (8 - 3) who hails from Ichikawa, Japan and Jiro Doi(31(2) - 6(6) - 1) from Osaka, Japan.  Both Sano and Doi weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kazuhiko Nakano, and the three ringside judges are Kyo Tsutsumi, Isamu Nonaka and Kenji Shoji.  

Round 1: 

Doi advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Doi lands a left uppercut.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Sano tries to land a jab, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Doi lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Doi lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Doi gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Sano lands a spiteful jab.  
Doi closes the distance and walks Sano down, trapping him on the ropes.  Doi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Sano lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  Sano tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano steps to the outside.  Doi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sano lands a ramrod jab.  
Sano steps away from his opponent.  Doi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Doi attempts to land a jab, but Sano sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Sano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Doi cuts off the ring, trapping Sano on the ropes.  Doi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sano attempts to land a right hook, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Doi is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Sano steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Doi parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Doi steps inside.  Doi pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sano digs in a right uppercut to Doi's ribs.  
Doi lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Doi closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Sano connects with a right hook.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  Sano attempts to land a jab, but Doi blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Doi steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Sano lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Doi gets on the inside.  Sano attempts to land a right hook, but Doi parries the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Doi pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Doi closes the distance and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Sano lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sano drives a jab into Doi's body.  Sano throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Sano switches the action to the outside.  Doi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Doi attempts to land a cross, but Sano dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Doi pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Doi forces Sano to back into the ropes.  Sano is on target with a left hook to Doi's body.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and connects with a stinging cross.  
Doi is looking to close the distance.  Doi pivots to the right of his opponent.  Doi throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Doi advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Doi pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sano drives a left hook into Doi's ribs.  
Doi lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Doi pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Doi tries to land a left hook, but Sano blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Doi lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Doi steps inside.  Doi pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Sano's body.  
Doi lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sano connects with a right uppercut.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but Doi blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Doi is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Doi pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a firm right hook.  
Doi cuts off the ring, trapping Sano in a neutral corner.  Doi lands a right hook.  
Doi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Doi steps inside.  Doi pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Doi advances into close range and forces Sano to retreat into the corner.  Doi digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and tries to land an overhand right, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Sano lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sano finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Sano throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Doi's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Doi gets on the inside.  Doi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sano lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 4: 

Sano is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Sano lands with a stiff jab.  
Doi steps inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Doi forces Sano to retreat onto the ropes.  Doi feints a left, and then lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Sano steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Doi steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  Sano throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Doi steps inside and connects with a solid left hook.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Doi dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a solid jab.  
Doi closes the distance and manages to force Sano onto the ropes.  Doi pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Sano's ribcage.  
Sano hits home with a right hook.  
Doi pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook.  
Doi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Doi tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Doi steps inside.  Sano connects with a left uppercut.  
Sano connects with a solid cross.  
Sano connects with a cross.  
Doi gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a sharp cross.  
Doi closes the distance and walks Sano down, trapping him on the ropes.  Doi digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Sano's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Doi lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land an overhand right, but Doi parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Doi advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Sano's body.  
Doi closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Doi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sano hits home with a hard jab.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Doi steps inside.  Sano connects with a right hook.  
Sano finds the target with a solid jab.  
Doi digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Doi walks Sano down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Doi is on target with a firm left hook.  
Sano hits home with a left hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand left, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Doi gets on the inside and hits home with a solid right hook.  
Doi backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Sano is whaling away with hooks, but Doi keeps his defence tight.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp overhand left.  
Doi lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Doi gets on the inside.  Sano is on target with a right uppercut.  
Doi closes the distance.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Sano switches the action to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Doi steps inside.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent.  Doi tries to land a left uppercut, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Sano switches the action to the outside.  Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Doi closes the distance.  Sano hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sano throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano connects with a firm cross.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Doi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Doi steps inside.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sano throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Doi advances into close range.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Doi steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Sano's body.  
Doi finds the target with a jab.  
Doi is looking to close the distance.  Sano pivots to the right of his opponent.  Doi lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Sano lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Doi lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sano steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sano lands a solid cross.  
Doi advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Doi is looking to close the distance.  Sano connects with a stinging left hook.  Sano attempts to land a right hook, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sano hits home with a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 8: 

Doi advances into close range.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Doi closes the distance and lands a solid left hook.  
Doi gets on the inside and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano is on target with a stiff jab.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sano is on target with a solid jab to his opponents body.  
Doi hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Sano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sano connects with a left hook.  
Sano lands a firm cross.  
Doi is looking to close the distance.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Doi lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sano hits home with a solid jab.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  


Round 8 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Doi gets on the inside.  Sano tries to land a right uppercut, but Doi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Sano's body.  
Sano lands a right hook.  
Doi is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Doi closes the distance.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Doi digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Sano is on target with an overhand right.  
Sano attempts to land an overhand left, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Sano steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  
Sano hits home with an overhand right.  
Doi gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Sano's body.  
Sano lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Doi steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Doi hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Sano drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Sano pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a firm left hook.  
Sano tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Sano connects with an overhand right.  Sano throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Sano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Doi parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sano digs in a stinging right hook to Doi's ribs.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Doi is on target with a left hook to Sano's body.  
Sano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 10: 

Sano hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  Sano throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Doi's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Doi hits home with a solid cross.  
Doi closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Doi connects with a firm left hook.  
Sano attempts to land a jab, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Doi closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Doi drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Sano steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Doi blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sano lands a jab followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Doi steps inside and digs in a right uppercut to Sano's ribs.  
Sano lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sano tries to land a jab, but Doi blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Sano snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Sano is on target with an overhand left.  


Round 10 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 11: 

Sano lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Sano lands a ramrod jab.  
Sano connects with a firm overhand left.  Sano tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Doi lands a cross.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sano tries to land a jab, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Doi gets on the inside.  Sano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Doi tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Doi lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sano is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a mean right hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE SANO WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Sano quickly recovers. 
Sano lands a sharp cross.  Sano attempts to land a jab, but Doi slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Doi is looking to close the distance.  Sano lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Doi lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Doi is looking to close the distance and hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  
Sano steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Doi is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Sano drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Doi steps inside.  Sano pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Doi's body.  As Sano tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Doi dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Doi tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  


Round 11 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Doi steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Doi drives a right hook into Sano's ribcage.  
Sano pivots from in front of his opponent.  Doi lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Doi closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Sano switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Doi closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Doi advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Sano's body.  
Sano is on target with a solid jab.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Sano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Doi attempts to land an overhand left, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Sano is on target with a cross.  
Doi lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Doi tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sano attempts to land a jab, but Doi sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Doi closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Doi drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Sano is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 12 Statistics
Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Doi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 113 - 115  112 - 117  116 - 115

The winner, by Split Decision, from Osaka, Japan.... Jiro Doi

Fight Statistics
Sano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 561                           
Total Punches Landed: 173                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 478                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 153                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 400                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 116                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 161                           
Total Jabs Landed: 57                            

Doi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 418                           
Total Punches Landed: 155                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 246                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 388                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 148                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7