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01/05/2046
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Matthew Linklater vs Xaverius Morlan

Boxing Daily Report from the PP Promotions promoted show at International Convention Centre Hall 3, Birmingham,  taking place on 12/02/2046:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Premier Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Matthew Linklater (11(6) - 0) who hails from Birmingham, UK and Xaverius Morlan(15(6) - 1(1)) from Zaragoza, Spain.  Both Linklater and Morlan weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Cody Biggs, and the three ringside judges are John McBride, John McQuay and Rob Irwin.  

Round 1: 

Morlan gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Morlan manouvers Linklater onto the ropes.  Morlan pivots to the right of his opponent.  Morlan lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Morlan throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Linklater steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Linklater is on target with a stiff jab.  
Morlan is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Linklater tries to step out of his opponents range.  Morlan attempts to land a jab, but Linklater dodges the shot and counters with a spiteful left hook.  MORLAN WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Morlan quickly recovers. 
Linklater is looking to keep his distance.  Morlan is on target with a sharp cross.  
Morlan tries to land a jab, but Linklater dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Linklater is looking to keep his distance.  Morlan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Linklater connects with a cross.  
Linklater tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Linklater feints a jab, and then is on target with a HUGE cross.  MORLAN IS HURT!  Morlan almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Morlan is on target with a firm left hook.  
Morlan pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a firm left hook.  
Morlan advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Morlan lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Morlan advances into close range.  Linklater lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Morlan lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Morlan lands a right uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Linklater steps away from his opponent.  Morlan tries to land a jab, but Linklater slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morlan hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Morlan tries to land a jab, but Linklater sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Linklater tries to land a jab, but Morlan parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morlan is on target with a cross.  
Linklater hits home with a solid cross.  Linklater attempts to land a jab, but Morlan slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Morlan gets on the inside.  Morlan sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Linklater hits home with a cross.  
Linklater pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Morlan's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Linklater: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Morlan: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Linklater steps to the outside.  Morlan lands a jab to Linklater's body.  
Morlan advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Morlan pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Morlan walks Linklater down, trapping him on the ropes.  Morlan lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Morlan attempts to land a left hook, but Linklater slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Morlan gets on the inside.  Linklater tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morlan pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range and drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Morlan forces Linklater to retreat into the corner.  Linklater is on target with a stinging left hook to Morlan's body.  
Morlan is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Morlan lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Linklater steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Morlan sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Linklater quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Morlan gets on the inside.  Morlan pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Linklater sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Linklater connects with a stinging cross.  Linklater attempts to land a cross, but Morlan slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Linklater finds the target with a hard jab.  
Morlan is on target with a cross to Linklater's body.  
Morlan advances into close range.  Linklater lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Linklater attempts to land a left hook, but Morlan sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morlan pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Morlan dabs at his face checking for damage.  Morlan has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Morlan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Linklater's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Linklater: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Morlan: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Morlan steps inside.  Linklater connects with a firm left hook.  
Morlan walks Linklater into the corner.  Morlan lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Morlan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Linklater attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Morlan's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Morlan gets on the inside.  Morlan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Linklater throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Morlan is on target with a stinging left uppercut.  Morlan throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Morlan drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Linklater lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Morlan tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  Morlan throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morlan gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Morlan throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Morlan switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Linklater slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Linklater is looking to keep his distance.  Morlan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Morlan lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Morlan lands a ramrod jab.  
Linklater pivots to the right of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range.  Morlan attempts to land a cross, but Linklater parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Morlan connects with an overhand right.  
Morlan advances into close range.  Linklater sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Morlan hits home with a left uppercut.  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Morlan connects with a solid cross.  
Linklater quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Morlan attempts to land a jab, but Linklater sidesteps and counters with a FIERCE left uppercut.  IT LOOKS LIKE MORLAN WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Linklater tries to keep the action at long range.  Linklater thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Morlan away.  Linklater lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by two left uppercut's to the body.  The winner by KO is Linklater!  


Round 3 Statistics
Linklater: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morlan: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Linklater: 
Total Punches Thrown: 128                           
Total Punches Landed: 55                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 105                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9                             

Morlan: 
Total Punches Thrown: 170                           
Total Punches Landed: 69                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 137                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 54                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 122                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 55                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14