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07/05/2046
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Bruce Tabora vs Fraser Melrose

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Arizona promoted show at Madison Event Center, Phoenix,  taking place on 06/02/2045:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-Arizona Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Bruce Tabora (23 - 23(2) - 6) who hails from Scottsdale, USA and Fraser Melrose(27(5) - 6) from Mesa, USA.  Tabora weighed in at 168 pounds and 7 ounces, while Melrose weighed in at 168 pounds.    As Tabora came in over the weight limit, only his opponent will be able to compete for the titles on the line tonight.  
The referee tonight is Elliot Pritchett, and the three ringside judges are Zachary Davies, Neil Casiano and Enzo Febus.  

Round 1: 

Melrose is on target with a left hook.  
Melrose lands a jab, left hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Melrose advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Melrose drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Melrose lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose pushes his forearm into Tabora's face.  The ref breaks Melrose's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Melrose pivots to the side of his opponent.  Tabora throws a right hook, but Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Melrose's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Melrose forces Tabora to back into the red corner.  Melrose is on target with a right hook.  
Melrose lands a right hook.  
Melrose lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose lands a left hook.  Melrose clinches his opponent.  Melrose is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Melrose gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose clinches his opponent.  Melrose leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Tabora steps to the outside.  Melrose lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melrose closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Melrose is on target with a left uppercut.  
Melrose connects with a sharp cross.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melrose closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Melrose lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose lands a stinging left hook.  
Melrose steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Tabora's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Tabora's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Tabora's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 2: 

Melrose advances into close range and lands a sharp right hook.  Melrose ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Melrose pushes his forearm into Tabora's face.  The referee warns Melrose and breaks the clinch.  
Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent.  Melrose lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose ties up his opponent.  Melrose tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Tabora behind the head. 
Melrose attempts to land a left hook, but Tabora slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Melrose walks Tabora into a corner.  Tabora throws a right hook, but Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose leans on his opponent using all his weight. Melrose is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Melrose and breaks the clinch.  
Melrose closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent steps away from the punch.  Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose pushes his forearm into Tabora's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Melrose to stop fouling.  
Melrose lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Melrose connects with a right hook.  
Melrose lands a left uppercut.  
Melrose forces Tabora to back into the ropes.  Melrose lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Melrose tries to land a right uppercut, but Tabora sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Melrose digs in a right hook to Tabora's body.  
Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Melrose lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Melrose lands a jab.  
Melrose steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Tabora on the ropes.  Melrose lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Melrose lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Melrose is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Melrose walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Melrose quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Melrose quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melrose drives a left hook into Tabora's liver.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Tabora's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose connects with a cross.  
Melrose advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Melrose lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Melrose is on target with a cross.  
Tabora steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Melrose hits home with an overhand right.  
Melrose closes the distance.  Melrose lands a left hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Tabora dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Melrose finds the target with a jab.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and hits home with a firm left hook.  Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Melrose to stop holding.  
Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tabora tries to keep the action at long range.  Melrose connects with an overhand left.  
Melrose steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Melrose connects with a right hook.  
Melrose connects with a right hook.  
Melrose steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Melrose digs in a solid left hook to Tabora's body.  
Melrose lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Melrose lands a stinging left hook.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Melrose connects with a left uppercut.  
Melrose lands a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 4: 

Melrose lands a right hook followed by  two right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Melrose is on target with a right hook.  
Melrose lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tabora attempts to land a right uppercut, but Melrose sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tabora is on target with a jab.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Melrose is on target with a stinging left hook to Tabora's ribs.  
Melrose manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Melrose lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body, AND TABORA IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  Tabora recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Melrose connects with a left uppercut.  
Melrose lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melrose lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Melrose digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Melrose is on target with a solid right hook to Tabora's body.  
Melrose walks Tabora onto the ropes.  Melrose lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose forces Tabora to back into the corner.  Melrose connects with a right hook.  
Melrose lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose closes the distance.  Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left uppercut to Tabora's liver.  


Round 4 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 5: 

Melrose lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Melrose gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Melrose hits home with a left hook.  
Melrose lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Melrose lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Melrose digs in a left uppercut to Tabora's body.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance.  Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Melrose steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Melrose throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Melrose clinches his opponent.  Melrose uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Tabora's kidney. 
Melrose lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Melrose hits home with a right uppercut.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Melrose feints a jab, tricking Tabora into launching a left uppercut counter.  Melrose avoids the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Melrose closes the distance and walks Tabora down, trapping him in a corner.  Melrose lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  Melrose holds on to his opponent.  Melrose uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Tabora behind the head. The referee warns Melrose and breaks the clinch.  
Melrose lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Melrose connects with a left hook.  
Melrose manouvers Tabora into the blue corner.  Melrose lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melrose digs in a sharp right hook to Tabora's ribs.  
Tabora steps to the outside.  Melrose hits home with an overhand left.  
Melrose lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 59                            
Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Round 6: 

Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose tries to land a left hook, but Tabora blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Melrose closes the distance and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Tabora tries to step out of his opponents range.  Melrose is on target with a jab.  
Melrose closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Tabora's ribs.  
Melrose quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Melrose lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Melrose attempts to land a left hook, but Tabora parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Melrose lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Melrose forces Tabora to back into the red corner.  Melrose lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Melrose advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Melrose forces Tabora to retreat into the corner.  Melrose hits home with a right hook.  
Melrose lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose lands two right hooks followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melrose feints a jab, tricking Tabora into launching a left hook counter.  Melrose avoids the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Tabora quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Melrose digs in a left hook to Tabora's liver.  
Melrose forces Tabora to back into a corner.  Melrose is on target with a right hook to Tabora's ribcage.  
Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Tabora's body.  
Melrose is on target with a jab.  
Melrose is looking to close the distance and is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a sharp left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 7: 

Melrose lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Melrose lands a left uppercut.  
Melrose advances into close range.  Melrose pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body, KNOCKING TABORA DOWN!  The count reaches 10, but Tabora is unable to get up!  The winner by KO is Melrose!  


Round 7 Statistics
Tabora: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 8 - 10  8 - 10  8 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Tabora: 
Total Punches Thrown: 87                            
Total Punches Landed: 6                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1                             

Melrose: 
Total Punches Thrown: 339                           
Total Punches Landed: 210                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 246                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 148                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 300                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 196                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14