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29/07/2044
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Iwao Kuba vs Goro Kikuchi

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Hyogo promoted show at Kobe Onaga, Kobe,  taking place on 02/12/2041:

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 mandatory fight for the Japan-Hyogo Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky-A Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Iwao Kuba (29(5) - 24(19) - 1) who hails from Amagasaki, Japan and Goro Kikuchi(14 - 7 - 5) from Nishinomiya, Japan.  Both Kuba and Kikuchi weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Keiichi Koyanagi, and the three ringside judges are Jiro Kawakami, Iwao Okazaki and Hisao Furuta.  

Round 1: 

Kuba lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kuba connects with a stinging left hook.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Kuba connects with an overhand right.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance.  Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Kuba to the neutral corner.  He warns Kikuchi that he could be heading for a point deduction.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kikuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kuba tries to land a jab, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kuba lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kuba tries to keep the action at long range.  Kuba feints a cross, fooling Kikuchi into launching a right uppercut counter.  Kuba avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kuba connects with an overhand right.  
Kuba lands a cross, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi cuts off the ring, trapping Kuba on the ropes.  Kuba drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to Kikuchi's body.  
Kuba lands a jab.  
Kuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kuba steps away from his opponent.  Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Kuba feints a left, and then attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Kuba is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Kuba is on target with a left hook to Kikuchi's liver.  
Kuba lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kuba lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi steps to the outside.  Kuba lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kikuchi's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Kikuchi's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Kikuchi's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kuba hits home with a cross.  
Kuba lands a jab.  
Kikuchi steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up.  Kuba steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  Kuba lands a cross.  
Kuba hits home with a firm right hook.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba feints a cross, and then is on target with a firm left hook.  
Kuba feints a right hook, but Kikuchi ignores the feint and responds with a right uppercut.  
Kuba feints a jab, tricking Kikuchi into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Kuba avoids the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp overhand right.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kuba steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kuba is on target with a cross.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Kuba connects with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kuba is on target with a left hook.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the head.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance.  Kuba is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi connects with a left uppercut.  
Kikuchi attempts to land a cross, but Kuba parries the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to Kikuchi's ribs.  
Kuba lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kuba tries to land a cross, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kuba steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside.  Kuba feints a jab, tricking Kikuchi into throwing a cross counter.  Kuba is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook to Kikuchi's body.  
Kuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Kikuchi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kuba lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Kikuchi recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  Kuba attempts to land an overhand right, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kuba steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi steps inside.  Kuba connects with a left uppercut.  
Kuba steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Kuba feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right.  
Kuba lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kuba is on target with an overhand right.  
Kuba feints a jab, but Kikuchi is not fooled and is on target with a left hook.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Kuba is on target with a left hook.  
Kuba steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Kuba is on target with an overhand right.  
Kuba connects with a firm left hook.  
Kuba lands an overhand right.  
Kuba is on target with a sharp overhand right.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kuba connects with a solid cross.  
Kuba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba is on target with a cross.  
Kuba is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kuba pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into Kikuchi's body.  
Kuba feints a cross, tricking Kikuchi into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Kuba springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Kuba steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kuba steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba hits home with a cross.  
Kuba attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kuba tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi lands a cross.  
Kuba steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Kuba lands an overhand right.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kuba is on target with a cross.  
Kuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kuba is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba tries to land a right hook, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kuba lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance.  Kuba lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kuba is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kuba steps to the outside.  Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kuba steps to the outside and lands a sharp overhand left.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kuba is on target with a sharp right hook.  Kuba throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Kuba's ribs.  
Kikuchi closes the distance.  Kuba pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a stinging right hook to Kikuchi's ribs.  
Kuba steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kikuchi strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kuba hits home with an overhand right.  
Kuba lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands a cross.  
Kikuchi lands a left uppercut.  
Kuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kikuchi throws a left hook, but Kuba ties up his opponent.  Kuba is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kuba throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Kuba clinches his opponent.  Kuba pushes his forearm into Kikuchi's face.  The ref breaks Kuba's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Kuba connects with a cross.  
Kuba lands a cross.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba feints a left hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Kuba's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Kikuchi steps inside.  Kuba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kuba tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Kikuchi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kuba hits home with an overhand right.  
Kuba is on target with a right hook.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance.  Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba connects with a cross.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kuba drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Kikuchi throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kuba is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Kuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kikuchi lands a right hook.  
Kuba drives a jab into Kikuchi's body.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and crashes a nasty right hook to Kikuchi's ribs.  KIKUCHI WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Kuba steps to the outside.  Some sustained pressure from Kuba could be enough to finish Kikuchi!  Kuba drives a weighty left hook into Kikuchi's body.  KIKUCHI IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  It looks like Kikuchi has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Kuba lands a cross.  
Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but Kuba ties up his opponent.  Kuba leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Kuba uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Kikuchi behind the head. 
Kuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kuba feints a left hook, and then connects with an overhand left.  
Kuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kuba feints a right hook, and then is on target with a solid cross.  
Kuba feints a left, and then is on target with a cross.  
Kuba feints a jab, fooling Kikuchi into throwing a right hook counter.  Kuba springs the trap, countering with  a right uppercut.  
Kuba pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Kuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kuba switches the action to the outside.  Kuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
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 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Final Scorecards: 100 - 89  100 - 89  100 - 89

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Amagasaki, Japan.... Iwao Kuba

Fight Statistics
Kuba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 338                           
Total Punches Landed: 216                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 290                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 190                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 294                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 182                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 34                            

Kikuchi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 162                           
Total Punches Landed: 19                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 135                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 105                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4