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Mel Jones vs Neil Cooper
Boxing Daily Report from the Mthethwa Promotions promoted show at Edinburgh Parry, Edinburgh, taking place on 21/10/2039: The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a final eliminator for the Celtic Bantamweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mel Jones (13(1) - 1) who hails from Cardiff, UK and Neil Cooper(11 - 7 - 4) from Edinburgh, UK. Both Jones and Cooper weighed in at 118 pounds. The referee tonight is Hamish McBeth, and the three ringside judges are James Matthew, Thomas Ryan and Anton Adam. Round 1: Jones steps away from his opponent and lands a hard jab. Jones tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Jones lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Cooper steps away from his opponent. Jones lands a cross. Cooper sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Jones lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Jones drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot. Cooper is on target with an overhand right. Jones is looking to close the distance and lands a firm right hook. Jones steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jones lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot. Jones clinches his opponent. Jones is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Jones feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross. Jones lands a right hook. Jones steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab. Jones lands a left uppercut. Jones connects with a sharp right hook. Jones advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Jones holds on to his opponent. Cooper leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Jones is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Jones quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones steps inside and is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body. Jones clinches his opponent. As they grapple, Jones pushes his forearm into Cooper's face. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Jones about fouling. Cooper hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cooper's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more. Round 1 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 45 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Jones steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Jones lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Jones lands a cross. Jones feints a left hook, and then is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Jones tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head. Jones is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Jones feints a jab, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cooper throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Jones steps away from his opponent. Jones quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right. Jones hits home with a cross. Cooper quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Jones lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Jones steps away from his opponent. Jones feints a left hook, and then lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cooper's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 2 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Cooper sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Jones is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Cooper steps to the outside. Jones lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jones feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones is on target with a jab. Jones quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a ramrod jab. Jones lands with a ramrod jab. Jones finds the target with a jab. Jones steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones is looking to close the distance. Cooper is on target with a left hook. Cooper is on target with a cross. Jones is on target with a cross. Jones connects with a left uppercut. Jones snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Cooper's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 3 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Cooper drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot. Jones finds the target with a jab. Jones is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm cross. Cooper is looking to keep his distance. Jones hits home with a cross. Jones lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Jones finds the target with a spiteful jab. Jones closes the distance. Jones pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid left hook. Jones is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right. Jones steps inside and is on target with a right hook. Jones lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Jones switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Cooper is on target with a left hook. Jones is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to his opponents body. Cooper throws a left hook, but Jones clinches his opponent. Jones hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref breaks Jones's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Jones lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Jones quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Jones lands a jab to his opponents body. Jones gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch. Jones holds on to his opponent. Cooper is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Jones tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left. Jones feints a jab, and then snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Jones tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross. Jones steps inside and lands a left hook. Jones lands a cross followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Jones tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jones lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jones is on target with a firm left uppercut to his opponents body. Jones ties up his opponent. Jones leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Jones is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp jab. Jones throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Jones switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jones is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Jones is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Cooper's body. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Cooper's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 16 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 6 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Jones is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Jones lands a straight 1 - 2. Jones lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jones advances into close range and hits home with a right hook. Jones pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Jones attempts to land a left hook, but Cooper slips the shot and counters with a cross. Jones is looking to keep the action on the outside. Jones sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jones lands a jab. Jones switches the action to the outside. Jones sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Jones tries to land a jab, but Cooper sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Jones lands with a spiteful jab. Jones steps inside. Jones pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Jones lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 41 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Jones lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Jones feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cooper is looking to keep the action on the outside. Jones lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones connects with a firm overhand right. Jones hits home with a cross. Jones lands a solid right uppercut. Jones gets on the inside. Jones pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Jones lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Jones is on target with a jab. Jones tries to keep the action at long range and strikes his opponents body with a cross. Jones sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jones is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits the target with a hard jab. Cooper is looking to keep the action on the outside. Jones lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones closes the distance and lands a sharp right hook. Jones advances into close range. Cooper throws a left uppercut, but Jones clinches his opponent. Jones uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Cooper behind the head. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Jones is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Jones lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jones lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Jones hits home with a cross. Cooper walks his opponent onto the ropes. Jones hits home with a cross. Cooper tries to step out of his opponents range. Jones lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jones gets on the inside. Cooper throws a left uppercut, but Jones ties up his opponent. Jones throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref breaks Jones's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Jones is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross. Jones switches the action to the outside. Jones sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones hits home with a firm cross. Jones closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Jones tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Jones lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Jones's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 5 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 5 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Jones lands a solid jab. Jones sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross. Jones throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Cooper is looking to keep his distance. Jones lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Jones digs in a left uppercut to Cooper's body. Jones hits home with a cross. Cooper steps away from his opponent. Jones lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cooper feints a jab, tricking Jones into launching a right hook counter. Cooper is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook. Jones lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head. Cooper lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Jones lands a cross to his opponents body. Round 9 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Jones is on target with a jab to Cooper's body. Jones pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Jones lands a jab. Cooper is looking to keep his distance. Jones lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Jones lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cooper switches the action to the outside. Jones lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jones hits home with a cross. Jones hits home with a stinging cross. Jones is on target with a cross. Jones lands a cross. Cooper switches the action to the outside. Jones lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head. Round 10 Statistics Jones: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Cooper: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 3 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 4 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 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 - 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 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Cardiff, UK.... Mel Jones Fight Statistics Jones: Total Punches Thrown: 396 Total Punches Landed: 217 Total Head Shots Thrown: 339 Total Head Shots Landed: 191 Total Body Shots Thrown: 57 Total Body Shots Landed: 26 Total Power Shots Thrown: 233 Total Power Shots Landed: 123 Total Jabs Thrown: 163 Total Jabs Landed: 94 Cooper: Total Punches Thrown: 175 Total Punches Landed: 14 Total Head Shots Thrown: 144 Total Head Shots Landed: 12 Total Body Shots Thrown: 31 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 104 Total Power Shots Landed: 10 Total Jabs Thrown: 71 Total Jabs Landed: 4
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