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10/08/2031
EOD Running: BackUps
Darryl Bell vs Lorenzo Merlo

Boxing Daily Report from the Forficula Promotion promoted show at McKenzie Sports Club, Linden,  taking place on 16/07/2031:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Darryl Bell (7 - 2) who hails from Georgetown, Guyana and Lorenzo Merlo(15 - 10(4) - 2) from Mexico City, Mexico.  Both Bell and Merlo weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is John Crombie, and the three ringside judges are Michael Fallis, Dale Rankin and Zachary Chrystal.  

Round 1: 

Bell steps to the outside and is on target with a solid jab.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell feints a cross, but Merlo ignores the feint and responds with a left uppercut.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Merlo is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance.  Merlo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Bell tries to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merlo closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Merlo drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a hard jab.  
Merlo gets on the inside and manages to force Bell onto the ropes.  Merlo lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Merlo advances into close range and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Bell lands a straight 1 - 2.  Bell tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Bell's body.  
Merlo closes the distance.  Bell sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merlo lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Merlo throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Merlo attempts to land a left hook, but Bell slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to Merlo's liver.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab.  
Bell lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Merlo attempts to land a right hook, but Bell blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bell steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Merlo gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bell's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Bell tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Merlo closes the distance.  Bell pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Merlo advances into close range.  Bell hits home with a left uppercut.  Bell throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Merlo walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Merlo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Merlo pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlo tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Bell throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Merlo steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Merlo drives a left uppercut into Bell's body.  
Merlo is on target with a left hook.  
Bell steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bell lands a spiteful jab.  
Merlo lands two left hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell hits home with a right uppercut.  Bell attempts to land a left uppercut, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merlo tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bell throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bell lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Bell lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Bell hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bell backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Merlo accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Bell.  Merlo is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merlo steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Merlo throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bell steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Bell connects with an overhand left.  
Bell connects with a cross.  
Bell lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bell is on target with a cross.  
Merlo feints a jab, tricking Bell into launching a right hook counter.  Merlo springs the trap, countering with  a right hook.  
Merlo gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Merlo closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  Merlo tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Merlo tries to land a right uppercut, but Bell slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bell lands a jab.  Bell tries to land a cross, but Merlo slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merlo closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Merlo feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Bell's body.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bell hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Bell lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merlo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bell lands with a ramrod jab.  Bell throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Merlo is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Merlo parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bell hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Merlo steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bell is on target with a jab.  
Bell lands with a ramrod jab.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merlo is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bell steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Merlo connects with a left hook.  
Merlo gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Bell's body.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell finds the target with a hard jab.  
Bell is on target with a cross.  
Merlo drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a hard jab.  
Bell steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bell hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Bell lands a jab.  Bell attempts to land a cross, but Merlo dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Bell steps away from his opponent and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell tries to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlo gets on the inside.  Bell digs in a right hook to Merlo's ribcage.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Merlo lands a cross.  
Merlo advances into close range.  Bell lands a left hook.  Bell tries to land a right hook, but Merlo dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Merlo feints a jab, but Bell is not fooled and is on target with a cross.  
Bell strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bell tries to land a jab, but Merlo slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell hits home with a firm right uppercut.  Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bell lands an overhand right.  
Bell lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bell lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Bell lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlo gets on the inside.  Bell connects with a right hook.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Merlo slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Merlo gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Merlo gets on the inside.  Merlo wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bell dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Merlo closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a hard jab.  
Bell lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Merlo's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 5 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Bell hits home with a right uppercut.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bell steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Bell lands a right hook.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bell lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bell lands a ramrod jab.  
Merlo advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Merlo digs in a left uppercut to Bell's body.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bell throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Merlo closes the distance.  Bell is on target with a right uppercut.  
Bell drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  Bell throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Bell is on target with a jab.  Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merlo digs in a left hook to Bell's ribs.  
Bell is on target with a jab.  
Merlo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bell lands with a hard jab.  
Merlo drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Bell steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Merlo slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Bell lands a right uppercut.  
Merlo throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Bell lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Bell hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Bell lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merlo attempts to land a right hook, but Bell blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bell is on target with a hard jab.  
Bell is on target with a jab.  
Merlo steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlo advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bell lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Merlo advances into close range.  Bell hits home with a left hook.  
Bell steps to the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
Bell is on target with a jab to Merlo's body.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Merlo gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Bell's ribs.  
Merlo closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Merlo digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Bell's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Merlo's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 7 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 8: 

Bell is on target with a spiteful jab.  Bell tries to land a cross, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Merlo is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Bell lands a spiteful jab.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Bell hits home with a hard jab.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Merlo lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Merlo throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merlo hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Merlo gets on the inside.  Bell lands a right hook.  
Bell tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Bell is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bell attempts to land a jab, but Merlo blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Bell throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell connects with an overhand right.  
Bell is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bell lands a right hook.  
Bell switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Bell lands a jab.  
Merlo advances into close range.  Merlo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bell throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bell throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bell tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Merlo sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Bell: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Merlo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
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


Final Scorecards: 79 - 73  80 - 73  80 - 73

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Georgetown, Guyana.... Darryl Bell

Fight Statistics
Bell: 
Total Punches Thrown: 425                           
Total Punches Landed: 152                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 382                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 143                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 219                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 206                           
Total Jabs Landed: 88                            

Merlo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 260                           
Total Punches Landed: 99                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 173                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 87                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 253                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 98                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Total Jabs Landed: 1