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23/01/2034
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Dan Buchanon vs Paul Merricks

Boxing Daily Report from the The 478 Fight Club Productions promoted show at Savannah Lenox, Savannah,  taking place on 08/12/2033:

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.  On the line tonight is the USA-South Atlantic Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Dan Buchanon (22(14) - 3(2)) who hails from Macon, USA and Paul Merricks(15 - 19(4) - 4) from Charlotte, USA.  Buchanon weighed in at 134 pounds and 14 ounces, while Merricks weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Edward Brand, and the three ringside judges are Chris Troupe, Will Sangster and Ewan Rodgers.  

Round 1: 

Merricks closes the distance.  Buchanon lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buchanon steps to the outside.  Buchanon feints a cross, and then drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Buchanon feints a right hook, and then lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross, right hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Buchanon is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merricks forces Buchanon to back into the ropes.  Buchanon finds the target with a hard jab.  
Buchanon lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Merricks advances into close range.  Buchanon connects with a left hook.  
Buchanon feints a cross, and then hits home with a hard jab.  
Buchanon lands with a spiteful jab.  
Buchanon lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Buchanon lands with a hard jab.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance.  Buchanon pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Buchanon is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging overhand left.  
Buchanon sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance.  Buchanon lands a double left hook to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Buchanon clinches his opponent.  Buchanon pushes his forearm into Merricks's face.  The ref breaks Buchanon's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  Merricks almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Merricks walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Buchanon throws a left uppercut, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Buchanon holds on to his opponent.  Merricks throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Merricks about fouling.  
Buchanon is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance.  Buchanon pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buchanon sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Merricks recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Merricks steps inside.  Buchanon lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body, AND SENDS MERRICKS SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  Buchanon holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Buchanon pushes his forearm into Merricks's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Buchanon lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Buchanon lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Merricks quickly recovers. 
Merricks advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Buchanon connects with a right hook.  
Buchanon tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Buchanon steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Buchanon attempts to land a jab, but Merricks slips the shot and counters with a cross.  Merricks almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Merricks steps inside.  Buchanon lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Buchanon is looking to keep his distance.  Buchanon feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Buchanon lands a cross.  
Merricks walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Buchanon snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Buchanon circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Merricks tries to land a cross, but Buchanon blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merricks's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Merricks's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Merricks's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Buchanon: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 39                            
Head Shots Thrown: 62                            
Head Shots Landed: 47                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Merricks is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but Buchanon ties up his opponent.  Buchanon pushes his forearm into Merricks's face.  The referee warns Buchanon and breaks the clinch.  
Buchanon steps to the outside.  Buchanon feints a left hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merricks lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Buchanon lands a solid jab to his opponents body.  
Buchanon connects with a firm overhand right.  
Buchanon is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Merricks advances into close range.  Buchanon throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Buchanon clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Merricks pushes his forearm into Buchanon's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Merricks.  
Buchanon hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Merricks advances into close range.  Buchanon quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Merricks forces Buchanon to back into a corner.  Buchanon is on target with a stinging cross.  
Buchanon lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Merricks throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Merricks hits home with a left hook.  
Buchanon drives a solid left hook into Merricks's body.  
Buchanon steps to the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Buchanon lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Buchanon lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Merricks forces Buchanon to back into the ropes.  Buchanon lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Buchanon connects with a cross.  
Buchanon feints a right, and then hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Merricks closes the distance.  Buchanon lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body, AND DROPS MERRICKS!  He beats the count, getting up at 4.  Merricks almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Buchanon switches the action to the outside.  Merricks tries to land a cross, but Buchanon blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buchanon tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a hard jab.  
Buchanon feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Buchanon lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Buchanon is really starting to turn up the heat!  He senses a stoppage here.  Buchanon lands a FIERCE right hook.  DOWN GOES MERRICKS!  He is back up on his feet at 6.  Merricks now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
Buchanon feints a left hook, and then snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Merricks throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a MASSIVE right uppercut.  MERRICKS HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE ISNT GOING TO BEAT THE COUNT!  The winner by KO is Buchanon!  


Round 2 Statistics
Buchanon: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Buchanon: 
Total Punches Thrown: 125                           
Total Punches Landed: 92                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 103                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 61                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 31                            

Merricks: 
Total Punches Thrown: 27                            
Total Punches Landed: 4                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Total Jabs Landed: 1