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23/07/2044
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John Howells vs Davie Esau

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Iowa promoted show at Cedar Rapids Smillie, Cedar Rapids,  taking place on 05/03/2044:

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 semi final eliminator for the USA-Mid West Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Howells (18(7) - 5(2) - 4) who hails from Kansas City, USA and Davie Esau(35 - 3(1) - 1) from Des Moines, USA.  Howells weighed in at 139 pounds and 14 ounces, while Esau weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Will Hinshaw, and the three ringside judges are David Crosbie, Michael Hutchison and Amon Stackpoole.  

Round 1: 

Howells hits home with a cross.  
Esau lands with a solid jab.  
Esau lands a jab.  
Esau feints a left hook, but Howells ignores the feint and is on target with a solid left hook to Esau's liver.  
Howells throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Esau sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Howells tries to land a jab, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Esau digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Esau quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Howells drives a right hook into his opponents body.  Howells attempts to land a jab, but Esau slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Howells's body.  
Howells steps inside.  Esau tries to land a right uppercut, but Howells dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esau hits home with a left hook.  
Howells lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Howells is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells attempts to land an overhand left, but Esau slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Howells lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esau lands a jab.  
Howells lands a hard jab.  
Esau lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esau manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Howells tries to land a cross, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left.  
Howells is on target with a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Howells tries to keep the action at long range.  Esau throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esau is on target with a cross.  
Esau forces Howells to back into a corner.  Esau throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Esau lands with a ramrod jab.  
Esau finds the target with a jab.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Howells lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Esau strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells closes the distance and is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Howells gets on the inside.  Esau throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Esau lands a right uppercut.  
Esau lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Esau feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross.  Esau attempts to land a jab, but Howells slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Howells lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Howells is looking to keep the action on the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Howells's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Esau's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Esau lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells is on target with a cross.  
Howells lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esau lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Esau is on target with a jab.  
Esau drives a jab into Howells's body.  
Howells closes the distance.  Esau throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Esau is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Howells is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells steps away from his opponent.  Esau sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esau throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Howells is looking to keep his distance.  Howells quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells attempts to land a cross, but Esau dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Howells attempts to land an overhand left, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esau circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Howells lands a sharp jab.  
Esau is on target with a cross.  
Howells connects with a solid right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Howells throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esau manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Howells lands a ramrod jab.  
Esau tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Howells advances into close range and drives a solid left hook into Esau's body.  Howells tries to land a left hook, but Esau blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Howells lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Esau lands a jab, left hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Esau pivots to the side of his opponent.  Esau throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Esau tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Howells manages to force Esau into a neutral corner.  Esau lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Esau cuts off the ring, trapping Howells on the ropes.  Howells is on target with a cross.  
Howells is on target with a cross.  
Howells digs in a sharp right hook to Esau's body.  
Esau sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
Howells gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Esau lands a stiff jab.  
Howells lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Howells feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esau lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Howells drives a right hook into Esau's body.  Howells tries to land a left hook, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Howells is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esau is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Esau lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Howells advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Esau attempts to land a jab, but Howells sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Esau throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Howells is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esau pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Howells steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Howells hits home with a cross.  
Esau pivots to the right of his opponent.  Howells lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a firm cross.  
Howells is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Howells advances into close range.  Esau hits home with a right uppercut.  
Howells is on target with a cross.  
Howells is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the body followed by two overhand left's to the head.  
Howells drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  Howells attempts to land a right hook, but Esau blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  
Howells steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Esau quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Howells tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esau drives a left hook into Howells's body.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esau walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Esau hits home with a stinging jab.  
Howells steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Howells is looking to close the distance.  Esau connects with a right hook.  
Esau is on target with a left uppercut.  Esau tries to land a jab, but Howells blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Howells attempts to land a cross, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Howells throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Howells tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Howells is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Howells lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esau is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but Howells dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Esau feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Howells lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Howells is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Howells lands a stiff jab.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Howells hits home with an overhand right.  
Howells strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Esau manages to force Howells into the corner.  Esau pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Howells digs in a right hook to Esau's ribcage.  
Esau feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Howells digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Esau forces Howells to retreat onto the ropes.  Howells digs in a stinging right hook to Esau's body.  
Howells is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esau sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esau attempts to land a jab, but Howells sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Esau attempts to land an overhand right, but Howells sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Howells lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Howells lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esau is on target with a right hook.  Esau attempts to land a left uppercut, but Howells dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esau connects with a cross.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Howells attempts to land an overhand left, but Esau dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells closes the distance.  Esau lands a right uppercut.  
Howells lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells connects with a cross.  
Howells lands a jab.  
Howells attempts to land a cross, but Esau dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Howells steps inside.  Howells pivots from in front of his opponent.  Esau throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Howells time to recover.  
Howells steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Esau lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Howells tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Esau lands with a hard jab.  
Esau digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Howells throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Howells's body.  
Howells is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Esau parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Esau attempts to land a jab, but Howells slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Esau pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Howells is on target with a left uppercut to Esau's liver.  
Esau tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Esau manages to force Howells onto the ropes.  Howells digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Esau hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Howells is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Howells is on target with a cross.  
Esau lands a ramrod jab.  
Esau walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Howells is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Howells tries to land a jab, but Esau slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esau switches the action to the outside and goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Howells time to recover.  
Howells digs in a firm right uppercut to Esau's body.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esau manages to force Howells onto the ropes.  Howells lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Howells steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Howells attempts to land a jab, but Esau slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Howells lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esau walks Howells down, trapping him on the ropes.  Esau feints a cross, fooling Howells into launching a right uppercut counter.  Esau is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Howells switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Esau sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Howells steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Howells is on target with a jab.  
Howells is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Esau manages to force Howells onto the ropes.  Esau pivots to the right of his opponent.  Howells throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Howells is looking to close the distance.  Esau attempts to land a left uppercut, but Howells blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Howells lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Esau stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Howells attempts to land a cross, but Esau sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Howells's body.  
Howells is looking to close the distance.  Esau is on target with a left hook.  
Howells is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Howells is on target with a right hook to Esau's body.  
Esau lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Howells cuts off the ring, trapping Esau on the ropes.  Howells lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Howells throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Howells tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Howells tries to land a jab, but Esau slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Howells: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Esau: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kansas City, USA.... John Howells

Fight Statistics
Howells: 
Total Punches Thrown: 404                           
Total Punches Landed: 186                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 149                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 131                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 337                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 151                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 67                            
Total Jabs Landed: 35                            

Esau: 
Total Punches Thrown: 362                           
Total Punches Landed: 90                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 322                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 78                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 212                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 60                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 150                           
Total Jabs Landed: 30