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23/03/2045
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Hitoshi Sakamoto vs Shinji Sano

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Osaka promoted show at Osaka Hattori, Osaka,  taking place on 29/12/2041:

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 final eliminator for the Japan Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Hitoshi Sakamoto (10(6) - 0) who hails from Higashiosaka, Japan and Shinji Sano(31(2) - 5(2) - 1) from Chiba, Japan.  Both Sakamoto and Sano weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Satoru Muraoka, and the three ringside judges are Hikaru Mayeda, Hiro Kamei and Daiki Satow.  

Round 1: 

Sakamoto lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto steps inside.  Sano digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sano throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and lands a spiteful jab.  
Sano advances into close range and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sano digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sano pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sano lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto steps to the outside and connects with a solid cross.  
Sakamoto hits home with a sharp jab.  
Sano hits home with an overhand left.  
Sano gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano steps to the outside.  Sakamoto lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Sakamoto throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakamoto lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Sakamoto lands a jab.  
Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Sakamoto hits home with an overhand right.  
Sakamoto lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  Sakamoto tries to land a cross, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Sakamoto steps away from his opponent.  Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Sakamoto throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sano advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sano's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 2: 

Sakamoto lands with a stinging jab.  
Sakamoto lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto hits home with a cross.  
Sakamoto is on target with an overhand right.  
Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  Sakamoto tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sano switches the action to the outside.  Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Sano closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Sakamoto hits home with a firm right hook.  
Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sano connects with a solid cross.  
Sakamoto pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sano lands a jab.  
Sakamoto pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sakamoto attempts to land a right hook, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Sano steps inside.  Sakamoto pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sakamoto throws a left hook, but is off-target.  Sakamoto holds on to his opponent.  Sano pushes his forearm into Sakamoto's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sakamoto pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sakamoto tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sano lands a right hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sakamoto pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Sano's liver.  
Sakamoto pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Sano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Sano gets on the inside.  Sakamoto lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Sakamoto's ribs.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab.  
Sakamoto feints a left, and then lands with a spiteful jab.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sano lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Sakamoto steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto connects with a solid overhand right.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Sakamoto lands a big left hook.  SANO HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 4.  
Sano attempts to land a right hook, but Sakamoto blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sakamoto switches the action to the outside.  Sakamoto feints a cross, and then lands with a solid jab.  
Sakamoto hits home with a hard jab.  
Sano gets on the inside and forces Sakamoto to retreat onto the ropes.  Sano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakamoto drives a sharp left hook into Sano's body.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sano steps inside.  Sakamoto is on target with a left hook.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Sakamoto pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Sano's body.  
Sano is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Sakamoto senses Sano is in trouble...he is looking to finish him off!  Sakamoto SLAMS a MASSIVE right hook into his opponents face.  DOWN GOES SANO!  He is back up on his feet at 4.  Sano now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 4: 

Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Sakamoto's ribs.  
Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Sakamoto lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sakamoto drives a stinging right hook into Sano's body.  
Sano tries to keep the action at long range.  Sakamoto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto lands a spiteful jab.  
Sakamoto lands a cross.  Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Sano sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sakamoto pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a forceful left hook.  SANO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Sano quickly recovers. 
Sakamoto steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sano steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Sakamoto's ribs.  
Sano lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Sano manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sano attempts to land a right uppercut, but Sakamoto sidesteps and counters with a FIERCE right hook.  SANO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Sakamoto is really starting to turn up the heat!  He senses a stoppage here.  Sakamoto lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head, AND SANO IS DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  Sano now seems to have got his legs back.  
Sano is looking to keep his distance.  Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sakamoto strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Sakamoto throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sano advances into close range and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Sano's ribs.  
Sano is looking to close the distance.  Sakamoto lands a left hook.  
Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Sano slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Sakamoto lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sano gets on the inside and manages to force Sakamoto onto the ropes.  Sakamoto throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Sakamoto holds on to his opponent.  Sano pushes his forearm into Sakamoto's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sano steps to the outside.  Sakamoto is on target with a cross.  
Sano gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano tries to land a cross, but Sakamoto slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Sano steps away from his opponent.  Sakamoto lands a ramrod jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Sakamoto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross.  
Sano is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sakamoto lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head, AND KNOCKS SANO DOWN!  He makes it to one knee, but is unable to rise any further as the ref counts 10!  The winner by KO is Sakamoto!  


Round 5 Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Fight Statistics
Sakamoto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 264                           
Total Punches Landed: 155                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 236                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 146                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 143                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 121                           
Total Jabs Landed: 78                            

Sano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 121                           
Total Punches Landed: 43                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 103                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2