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12/05/2046
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Jair Melgarejo vs James Watts

Boxing Daily Report from the Top Shelf Prospects promoted show at Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego,  taking place on 23/12/2045:

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 10 round matchup are El Mago Jair Melgarejo (14(7) - 0) who hails from Ponce, Puerto Rico and James Watts(14(9) - 2) from Charleston, USA.  Both Melgarejo and Watts weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rob Prichard, and the three ringside judges are Gareth Downey, Paul Snedden and Mel Paton.  

Round 1: 

Melgarejo pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Watts lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Watts lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Watts drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Watts forces Melgarejo to retreat into the blue corner.  Watts is on target with a cross.  
Watts sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Melgarejo lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo attempts to land a left uppercut, but Watts slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Melgarejo lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo attempts to land a jab, but Watts slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Watts forces Melgarejo to retreat onto the ropes.  Watts throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Watts lands a jab.  
Melgarejo lands a sharp cross.  
Melgarejo is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Melgarejo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Melgarejo lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Watts tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Melgarejo closes the distance.  Watts throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Melgarejo connects with a sharp overhand left.  Melgarejo attempts to land a cross, but Watts blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Melgarejo hits home with a cross.  
Watts lands a ramrod jab.  Watts throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Melgarejo steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Watts attempts to land a cross, but Melgarejo blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Watts pivots from in front of his opponent.  Melgarejo digs in a sharp right uppercut to Watts's ribcage.  
Melgarejo is on target with a firm right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Watts's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Melgarejo lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo hits home with a right hook.  
Melgarejo lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo hits home with a solid jab.  
Melgarejo is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Watts is on target with a cross.  
Melgarejo lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Melgarejo hits the target with a hard jab.  
Watts throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Watts walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Melgarejo is on target with a right uppercut.  
Watts lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Watts quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Melgarejo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a stinging cross.  
Melgarejo stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Watts tries to land an overhand left, but Melgarejo sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Melgarejo snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Melgarejo lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Watts lands a ramrod jab.  
Melgarejo lands an overhand left.  
Melgarejo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands a hard jab.  
Watts manages to force Melgarejo onto the ropes.  Melgarejo lands a jab.  
Watts connects with a cross.  Watts throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Watts tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Watts lands a jab.  
Melgarejo is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Melgarejo lands a spiteful jab.  
Melgarejo steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Melgarejo lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Watts's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Melgarejo is on target with a cross.  
Melgarejo feints a right hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Melgarejo finds the target with a hard jab.  
Watts lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Melgarejo lands a straight 1 - 2, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Watts recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Melgarejo lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Watts is on target with a cross.  
Melgarejo throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Melgarejo lands a cross.  
Melgarejo steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Watts throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Melgarejo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp overhand left.  
Melgarejo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Melgarejo lands with a stiff jab.  Melgarejo throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Melgarejo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo is on target with a cross.  
Melgarejo lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Watts attempts to land a cross, but Melgarejo slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Watts lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Watts tries to land a cross, but Melgarejo blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside.  Melgarejo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Melgarejo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo is on target with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Watts's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Melgarejo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Watts recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Melgarejo finds the target with a jab.  
Watts walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Watts feints a left hook, but Melgarejo is not fooled and responds with a sharp left uppercut to Watts's body.  
Melgarejo tries to land a jab, but Watts sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Watts strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Watts attempts to land a left hook, but Melgarejo slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Melgarejo tries to step out of his opponents range.  Melgarejo feints a left, and then is on target with a jab.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Melgarejo lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Watts attempts to land a jab, but Melgarejo sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Melgarejo is on target with a left uppercut.  Melgarejo attempts to land a right uppercut, but Watts sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Melgarejo feints a left hook, and then drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands a firm overhand left.  Melgarejo throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Watts hits home with a cross.  
Melgarejo lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Melgarejo steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Watts lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Watts digs in a left hook to Melgarejo's liver.  
Melgarejo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Melgarejo lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Melgarejo throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Melgarejo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Watts pivots to the side of his opponent.  Watts attempts to land a left hook, but Melgarejo sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Melgarejo connects with a cross.  
Melgarejo is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Watts connects with an overhand left.  
Melgarejo lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Melgarejo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Watts walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Watts throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Melgarejo steps away from his opponent and lands with a  jab.  
Watts connects with a stinging cross.  
Melgarejo hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Melgarejo lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Melgarejo tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Watts connects with a cross.  Watts tries to land a jab, but Melgarejo slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Melgarejo tries to step out of his opponents range.  Watts is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Melgarejo lands a spiteful jab.  
Watts finds the target with a jab.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Watts lands two jabs followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo is on target with a jab.  
Melgarejo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Watts lands a spiteful jab.  
Melgarejo steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Watts attempts to land a jab, but Melgarejo sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Watts sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Melgarejo is on target with a right hook to Watts's body.  
Watts walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Melgarejo lands a jab to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a jab to the head.  
Melgarejo switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Watts feints a jab, but Melgarejo does not fall for it and responds with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Melgarejo switches the action to the outside.  Melgarejo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Watts lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Watts lands a right uppercut.  
Melgarejo lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Melgarejo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Melgarejo lands two overhand left's to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Watts feints a left hook, but Melgarejo does not fall for it and responds with a left uppercut.  
Melgarejo lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Watts connects with a left uppercut.  Watts throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Melgarejo's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Melgarejo connects with a nasty cross.  WATTS IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  HE MAKES IT TO ONE KNEE, BUT IS UNABLE TO RISE ANY FURTHER AS THE REF COUNTS 10!  The winner by KO is Melgarejo!  


Round 6 Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Watts: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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


Fight Statistics
Melgarejo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 266                           
Total Punches Landed: 174                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 239                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 163                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 158                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 108                           
Total Jabs Landed: 73                            

Watts: 
Total Punches Thrown: 179                           
Total Punches Landed: 51                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 164                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 56                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17