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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
Mark Vail vs John Kessels

Boxing Daily Report from the Gore Promotions promoted show at Colombus Convention Center, Columbus,  taking place on 08/01/2028:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mark Vail (19(3) - 4(2)) who hails from Austin, USA and John Kessels(11(1) - 1) from Kumasi, Ghana.  Vail weighed in at 135 pounds, while Kessels weighed in at 134 pounds And 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Paul Kumler, and the three ringside judges are Mark Penning, Stuart Lauritzen and Dom Forbush.  

Round 1: 

Vail is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kessels lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a hard jab.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range.  Vail lands with a hard jab.  
Vail lands a solid jab.  Vail tries to land a left hook, but Kessels blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Vail lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Vail lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Vail steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Vail lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Vail lands a stinging jab.  
Vail is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Kessels drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Kessels is on target with a jab to Vail's body.  Kessels tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Kessels throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Vail connects with a cross.  
Kessels lands a right hook to the head, a jab to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Vail lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels walks Vail down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kessels pivots to the left of his opponent.  Vail is on target with a cross.  
Vail sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Vail is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels attempts to land a cross, but Vail sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels tries to land a cross, but Vail dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Kessels feints a cross, and then lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kessels is on target with a solid overhand left.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kessels lands a ramrod jab.  
Vail steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels digs in a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Vail steps to the outside.  Kessels tries to land a jab, but Vail sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels is on target with an overhand right.  
Vail connects with a cross.  
Vail gets on the inside.  Vail pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to his opponents body.  Kessels throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Vail lands a solid jab.  
Kessels throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Vail switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Vail closes the distance.  Vail pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Vail lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kessels lands a cross.  
Vail steps to the outside.  Kessels lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Vail advances into close range.  Kessels attempts to land a right hook, but Vail slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Vail advances into close range.  Kessels drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Vail pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Vail is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Vail snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Vail lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 3 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Vail lands a jab.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Vail tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  Vail throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Vail is looking to close the distance.  Kessels quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kessels pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kessels throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels lands a cross.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail connects with a cross.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail connects with an overhand right.  
Kessels lands a cross.  
Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kessels is on target with a cross.  
Vail lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 4 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Kessels tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Vail pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a firm cross.  
Vail is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Vail hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Vail lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kessels pivots to the side of his opponent.  Vail drives a cross into Kessels's body.  
Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Vail finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Kessels is on target with a right hook.  
Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kessels forces Vail to retreat into a corner.  Kessels lands a cross.  Kessels throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Vail time to recover.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  
Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kessels lands a jab.  
Vail lands a spiteful jab.  
Vail hits home with a cross.  Vail throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Vail lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels walks Vail onto the ropes.  Kessels pivots from in front of his opponent.  Vail lands a jab.  
Vail lands a hard jab.  
Kessels connects with a left hook.  
Vail is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Vail sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kessels hits home with a stinging cross.  
Kessels attempts to land a jab, but Vail parries the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Vail lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kessels drives a stinging right uppercut into Vail's body.  
Kessels connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Vail is on target with a jab.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  
Vail attempts to land an overhand right, but Kessels dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Vail sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kessels is on target with a cross.  
Vail lands a solid cross.  
Vail is on target with a sharp cross.  
Kessels pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Vail is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Vail connects with a cross.  
Kessels pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range.  Vail feints a right, and then throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Vail pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Vail hits home with a cross.  
Kessels walks Vail down, trapping him on the ropes.  Vail lands a hard jab.  
Kessels finds the target with a jab.  
Kessels lands with a hard jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kessels throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Vail lands with a spiteful jab.  
Vail tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Kessels slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kessels feints a left, and then connects with a solid right uppercut.  
Vail drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels connects with an overhand right.  
Kessels circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Vail lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kessels walks Vail onto the ropes.  Vail lands a jab, right uppercut and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kessels steps to the outside.  Vail lands a sharp cross.  Vail tries to land a cross, but Kessels slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vail hits home with a cross.  
Vail attempts to land a jab, but Kessels slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
Kessels lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Vail attempts to land a jab, but Kessels slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vail attempts to land a jab, but Kessels dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vail lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail is on target with a ramrod jab.  Vail tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vail steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Vail is on target with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Vail's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 7 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Vail steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Kessels steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Vail dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vail sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Kessels is on target with a left hook to Vail's body.  
Vail pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Vail sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kessels strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Vail tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kessels lands a stiff jab.  
Kessels lands a cross.  
Kessels lands a firm cross.  
Kessels is on target with a jab.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  
Vail lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Vail lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Vail lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Vail's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Kessels steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Vail is on target with a jab.  
Vail lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels drives a cross into Vail's body.  
Kessels hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Kessels strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Kessels tries to land a jab, but Vail slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels finds the target with a solid jab.  
Kessels manages to force Vail onto the ropes.  Vail is on target with a sharp cross.  
Kessels finds the target with a jab.  Kessels tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vail lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Vail tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Vail tries to keep the action at long range.  Kessels is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Vail tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vail hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside.  Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kessels manages to force Vail onto the ropes.  Vail drives a jab into Kessels's body.  
Kessels steps to the outside.  Vail lands a hard jab.  
Vail is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Vail sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Vail hits the target with a sharp jab.  Vail throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Vail lands a straight 1 - 2.  Vail throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Kessels's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Vail tries to keep the action at long range.  Vail sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Vail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Vail throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Vail finds the target with a hard jab.  
Vail lands a jab.  
Vail steps to the outside.  Kessels is on target with a cross.  
Kessels walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Vail lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Vail is on target with a sharp cross.  
Vail is on target with a cross.  
Vail lands a solid cross.  
Vail is looking to keep his distance.  Kessels lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Vail: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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 - 10  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 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 91  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Austin, USA.... Mark Vail

Fight Statistics
Vail: 
Total Punches Thrown: 388                           
Total Punches Landed: 161                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 339                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 144                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 210                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 178                           
Total Jabs Landed: 76                            

Kessels: 
Total Punches Thrown: 294                           
Total Punches Landed: 90                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 170                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 124                           
Total Jabs Landed: 31