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17/08/2044
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Jun Okubo vs Mikio Taira

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Hyogo promoted show at Nishinomiya Kuwahara, Nishinomiya,  taking place on 28/11/2043:

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-Hyogo Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Jun Okubo (20(2) - 2) who hails from Akashi, Japan and Mikio Taira(9 - 16 - 3) from Kobe, Japan.  Okubo weighed in at 122 pounds, while Taira weighed in at 121 pounds And 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Hajime Nishioka, and the three ringside judges are Hisoka Iida, Hisoka Iida and Michi Morita.  

Round 1: 

Okubo steps inside.  Taira sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Okubo lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Okubo tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Taira gets on the inside.  Okubo hits home with a stinging right hook.  Okubo ties up his opponent.  Okubo pushes his forearm into Taira's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent.  Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Okubo lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps inside and connects with a stinging left hook.  Okubo ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Okubo pushes his forearm into Taira's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Taira is looking to close the distance.  Okubo lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Taira steps inside.  Okubo is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Okubo closes the distance and hits home with a firm left uppercut.  Okubo holds on to his opponent.  Okubo pushes his forearm into Taira's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Okubo about fouling.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid cross.  
Okubo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Taira connects with a cross.  Taira tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Okubo walks Taira down, trapping him on the ropes.  Okubo lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a cross to the head.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Taira gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  Okubo clinches his opponent.  Okubo leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Taira advances into close range.  Okubo lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Okubo clinches his opponent.  Okubo leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Okubo lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Taira steps inside.  Okubo lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Okubo digs in a firm left hook to Taira's body.  
Okubo lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Okubo advances into close range.  Okubo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Okubo steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Okubo connects with a cross.  
Okubo advances into close range and is on target with a right hook.  
Okubo hits home with a left hook.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Taira closes the distance.  Okubo lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Taira is looking to close the distance.  Okubo is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents liver.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance.  Okubo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Okubo drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Okubo advances into close range and lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Okubo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into Taira's body.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Okubo is on target with an overhand right.  
Okubo hits home with a right hook.  
Okubo advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Taira's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Taira's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Okubo lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Okubo advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He then lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Okubo ties up his opponent.  Okubo is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Okubo tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Okubo connects with a cross.  Okubo throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Taira time to recover.  
Okubo feints a left hook, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Okubo is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Taira in a corner.  Okubo lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Okubo digs in a right hook to Taira's ribcage.  
Taira throws a right hook, but Okubo ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Okubo pushes his forearm into Taira's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Okubo to stop fouling.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Okubo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Okubo switches the action to the outside.  Okubo lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Taira tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo is on target with a firm cross to his opponents body.  
Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Okubo lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a solid cross.  
Okubo hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Okubo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Okubo steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 56                            
Power Shots Landed: 46                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Taira is looking to close the distance.  Okubo lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Okubo steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Taira is looking to close the distance.  Okubo lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Okubo lands a stinging jab.  
Taira manouvers Okubo onto the ropes.  Taira is on target with a left hook.  
Taira steps inside.  Okubo is on target with a left hook.  Okubo ties up his opponent.  Okubo leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Okubo is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Taira advances into close range.  Okubo digs in a left hook to Taira's liver.  
Taira walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Okubo lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Okubo advances into close range and digs in a stinging left hook to Taira's body.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Okubo advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Taira's liver.  
Okubo lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left.  
Okubo lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Taira steps inside and manages to force Okubo into a corner.  Taira throws a left hook, but Okubo clinches his opponent.  Okubo is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Okubo to stop holding.  
Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Taira throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Okubo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Okubo's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Okubo hits home with a left hook.  
Okubo tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a firm cross.  
Okubo lands a stinging cross.  
Okubo lands a cross.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Okubo gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Taira closes the distance.  Okubo lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Taira pivots from in front of his opponent.  Okubo is on target with a firm left hook.  
Taira lands a cross.  
Taira sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Okubo is on target with a cross.  
Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Okubo switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Okubo hits home with a cross.  
Okubo hits home with a cross.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Taira lands a jab.  
Okubo hits home with a cross.  
Okubo is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Taira gets on the inside.  Okubo lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Taira steps inside.  Okubo lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Okubo steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Okubo steps inside.  Okubo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands a cross.  
Okubo connects with a cross.  
Okubo gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Okubo feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Okubo lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Taira steps inside.  Okubo hits home with a right hook.  
Taira is on target with a cross.  
Taira walks Okubo down, trapping him in the corner.  Okubo hits home with a cross.  
Taira is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent.   He turns Okubo and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref tells Taira to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Okubo time to recover.  
Okubo steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Taira is looking to close the distance.  Okubo lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Okubo closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Taira closes the distance.  Okubo drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Okubo is looking to close the distance.  Okubo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook to Taira's ribs.  
Okubo is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Taira walks Okubo onto the ropes.  Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Okubo gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Okubo is really starting to turn up the heat!  He senses a stoppage here.  Okubo whips in a nasty left uppercut to his opponents body.  TAIRA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 5.  It looks like Taira has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Okubo connects with a cross.  
Okubo throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Taira pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Taira advances into close range.  Okubo is on target with a firm left hook.  
Okubo connects with a left uppercut.  
Okubo steps to the outside.  Okubo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Okubo lands a cross.  
Taira steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Okubo in the corner.  Taira is clearly losing his cool here!   He turns Okubo and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref stops the action and tells Taira to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Okubo time to recover.  
Okubo digs in a right hook to Taira's body.  
Okubo steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Okubo attempts to land a cross, but Taira sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Okubo strikes his opponents body with a stinging cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Okubo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Okubo advances into close range.  Okubo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by  two left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Okubo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Okubo lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Taira recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Okubo hits home with a firm cross.  
Okubo finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Taira steps inside and manages to force Okubo into a neutral corner.  Okubo lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Okubo drives a stinging right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Okubo tries to step out of his opponents range.  Okubo feints a right hook, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Okubo lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Okubo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Okubo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Okubo hits home with a cross.  
Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Okubo lands a cross.  
Okubo lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Taira walks Okubo down, trapping him on the ropes.  Okubo is on target with a jab.  
Okubo advances into close range and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Okubo digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  


Round 10 Statistics
Okubo: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Taira: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Akashi, Japan.... Jun Okubo

Fight Statistics
Okubo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 433                           
Total Punches Landed: 273                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 309                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 200                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 355                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 234                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 78                            
Total Jabs Landed: 39                            

Taira: 
Total Punches Thrown: 154                           
Total Punches Landed: 12                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 110                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3