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29/10/2030
EOD Running: AI Actions
Mario Croce vs Fino Abate

Boxing Daily Report from the Owusu Promotions promoted show at Hotel Domus Talenti, Rome,  taking place on 21/06/2023:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport Italia, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mario Croce (12 - 0 - 1) who hails from Rome, Italy and Fino Abate(9 - 1) from Rome, Italy.  Croce weighed in at 160 pounds, while Abate weighed in at 159 pounds and 6 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Francesco Mazzocchi, and the three ringside judges are Silvano Viani, Liberatore Barzanti and Fillipo Rositani.  

Round 1: 

Abate closes the distance.  Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook.  
Croce lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Abate walks his opponent into the corner.  Abate sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Abate advances into close range.  Abate sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Croce's body.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Abate walks Croce down, trapping him on the ropes.  Abate pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Abate steps inside.  Abate pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Abate digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a cross into Abate's body.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Abate closes the distance and forces Croce to back into the ropes.  Abate lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Croce is on target with a left hook to Abate's body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Croce lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Abate drives a left hook into Croce's body.  
Abate is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent.  Abate lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Abate steps inside and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Croce is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Abate lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 2: 

Abate advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abate manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Abate drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Abate pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce finds the target with a ramrod jab.  Croce throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce hits home with an overhand left.  
Croce feints a right hook, and then lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands with a ramrod jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stiff jab.  
Abate gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Croce in the corner.  Abate lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Abate connects with a left hook.  
Abate drives a stinging left hook into Croce's ribs.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Abate gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Abate manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Abate lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Abate lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a stinging jab.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Abate closes the distance and is on target with a stinging right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Abate lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Abate closes the distance.  Croce pivots from in front of his opponent.  Abate hits home with a left uppercut.  Abate throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Croce attempts to land a jab, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Abate gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Croce on the ropes.  Croce lands a right hook.  
Abate lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  
Croce lands with a solid jab.  
Croce attempts to land a jab, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Croce lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Abate manages to force Croce onto the ropes.  Abate lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Croce snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Abate gets on the inside.  Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Abate lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Croce lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Abate steps inside and manouvers Croce onto the ropes.  Croce tries to land a left hook, but Abate parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Abate is looking to close the distance.  Croce is on target with a left hook.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Abate gets on the inside.  Croce digs in a stinging left hook to Abate's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Croce steps to the outside and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  Croce attempts to land a jab, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Croce lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Abate walks Croce down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Abate lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Abate lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Croce is on target with a left hook.  
Abate lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Abate lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Abate lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Abate lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Croce lands a stiff jab.  
Abate gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Croce attempts to land a right uppercut, but Abate blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Croce lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Croce lands a spiteful jab.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Abate advances into close range and forces Croce to back into the ropes.  Abate lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce lands a left hook.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Croce lands with a hard jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Croce tries to land a cross, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Croce finds the target with a sharp jab.  Croce attempts to land a jab, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Abate slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Croce connects with a right uppercut.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Abate gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Abate lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Abate is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Abate lands a left hook.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Abate sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Croce lands a ramrod jab.  
Abate lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Abate is looking to close the distance.  Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce lands a solid jab.  Croce tries to land a cross, but Abate slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Abate steps inside.  Croce pivots to the side of his opponent.  Croce tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Abate is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Abate advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Abate is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Abate hits home with a cross.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce tries to land a jab, but Abate blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce lands with a ramrod jab.  Croce throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Croce lands a cross.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abate closes the distance and digs in a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce connects with a stinging cross.  
Abate steps inside.  Abate pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Abate throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Abate hits home with a left hook.  
Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance.  Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Croce tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Abate closes the distance.  Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Abate sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Abate drives a right hook into his opponents body.  Abate attempts to land a left hook, but Croce slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Abate walks Croce down, trapping him on the ropes.  Abate finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Abate lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Abate gets on the inside.  Abate pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
As Abate tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Croce has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Abate connects with a right hook.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 8: 

Croce hits home with an overhand right.  
Abate advances into close range and digs in a left uppercut to Croce's body.  
Croce hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Croce is on target with a cross.  
Croce throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Abate finds the target with a jab.  
Abate lands a left uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Croce's ribcage.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Abate lands a jab.  
Abate lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Croce is on target with a sharp cross.  
Croce lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Abate is looking to close the distance.  Croce pivots from in front of his opponent.  Abate lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 9: 

Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  Croce throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Croce's ribcage.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Abate steps inside and connects with a firm left hook.  
Abate is on target with a right uppercut.  
Croce steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Croce lands a cross.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stinging jab.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Croce is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  Croce tries to land a right hook, but Abate blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and is on target with a firm cross.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and drives a stinging left hook into Croce's body.  
Abate lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Abate drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Abate tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Croce is on target with a left hook.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and attempts to land an overhand left, but Abate dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Abate advances into close range.  Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Abate dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid jab.  
Abate advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Croce's body.  
Abate forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Abate lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Croce tries to step out of his opponents range.  Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Croce hits home with a cross.  
Croce lands a cross.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and forces Croce to back into the ropes.  Abate lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands with a solid jab.  
Abate sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Abate walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Abate lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Abate steps inside.  Croce digs in a firm left hook to Abate's body.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Abate quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Croce lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Croce hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Abate's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 10 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 11: 

Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  Croce attempts to land a cross, but Abate blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands with a ramrod jab.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abate gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Croce lands with a sharp jab.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abate forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Abate lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a solid cross.  
Croce lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Abate closes the distance and is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Croce hits home with a cross.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce lands with a stinging jab.  
Abate is on target with a right hook to Croce's body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  


Round 11 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 24                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Croce tries to land a jab, but Abate dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Abate is on target with a right hook to Croce's body.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a sharp jab.  
Abate is looking to close the distance and is on target with a firm right hook.  
Abate feints a left, and then throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Croce is on target with a solid cross.  
Abate gets on the inside and manages to force Croce onto the ropes.  Abate digs in a left uppercut to Croce's liver.  
Abate digs in a right hook to Croce's ribcage.  
Croce lands a sharp left hook.  
Croce lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Croce finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Croce hits home with a hard jab.  Croce throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Abate gets on the inside.  Croce drives a left hook into Abate's body.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a sharp cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Abate: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 117 - 112  117 - 111  116 - 112

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Rome, Italy.... Mario Croce

Fight Statistics
Croce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 569                           
Total Punches Landed: 242                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 498                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 223                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 302                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 93                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 267                           
Total Jabs Landed: 149                           

Abate: 
Total Punches Thrown: 346                           
Total Punches Landed: 161                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 208                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 336                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 157                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4