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02/02/2033
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Mick Darling vs Paul Rice

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Virginia promoted show at USA-Virginia Gym, Virginia Beach,  taking place on 04/07/2023:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-South Atlantic Flyweight 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 Mick Darling (8 - 0) who hails from Virginia Beach, USA and Paul Rice(6 - 0) from Virginia Beach, USA.  Darling weighed in at 112 pounds, while Rice weighed in at 111 pounds and 4 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Justin Morgan, and the three ringside judges are Waleed Mady, Cole Scott and Hugh McGuinness.  

Round 1: 

Darling steps to the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Darling feints a left hook, but Rice ignores the feint and responds with a right uppercut to Darling's body.  
Darling lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling steps inside.  Rice pivots from in front of his opponent.  Darling lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rice throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Rice's ribcage.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance.  Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Rice pivots from in front of his opponent.  Darling throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rice walks Darling onto the ropes.  Darling is on target with a cross.  
Darling lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Rice connects with an overhand right.  
Rice sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Darling hits home with a cross.  
Rice manages to force Darling onto the ropes.  Rice connects with a cross.  
Rice is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Darling dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Darling lands with a ramrod jab.  
Darling connects with a cross.  
Darling lands a solid jab.  
Rice lands a cross to Darling's body.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Rice dodges the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Darling tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rice pivots from in front of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rice's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Darling lands a jab.  
Darling lands an overhand right.  Darling tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Darling tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  Darling throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Darling hits home with a hard jab.  Darling attempts to land a jab, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Darling steps inside.  Rice drives a right hook into Darling's body.  
Darling tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rice drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Darling connects with a left hook.  
Rice pivots from in front of his opponent.  Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Rice switches the action to the outside.  Darling is on target with an overhand left.  
Rice attempts to land a cross, but Darling slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rice lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Darling closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Darling lands with a spiteful jab.  
Darling tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stiff jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Darling advances into close range and drives a right uppercut into Rice's body.  
Darling lands a ramrod jab.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling attempts to land a jab, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rice manages to force Darling onto the ropes.  Rice sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance.  Darling sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rice lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Darling pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Darling tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a solid jab.  
Rice hits home with a cross.  
Darling hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Darling feints a right, and then finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling lands with a ramrod jab.  
Darling throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Darling gets on the inside.  Rice digs in a left hook to Darling's ribs.  
Darling lands a right hook, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Darling steps away from his opponent.  Darling sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand left.  
Darling is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rice forces Darling to back into the ropes.  Rice pivots from in front of his opponent.  Darling lands with a stinging jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Rice's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Darling steps to the outside and lands a jab to Rice's body.  
Rice throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rice is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Darling is looking to close the distance.  Rice tries to land a right hook, but Darling parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Darling switches the action to the outside and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Darling lands a solid jab.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Darling lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Darling drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Rice lands a jab.  
Darling lands a hard jab.  Darling tries to land a jab, but Rice slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  
Rice lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Darling connects with a cross.  
Darling attempts to land a jab, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Rice forces Darling to retreat onto the ropes.  Rice quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Darling hits home with a cross.  
Darling switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Darling lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Darling gets on the inside.  Rice tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Darling lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 4 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Darling steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rice lands a solid jab.  
Darling tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Darling lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rice manouvers Darling onto the ropes.  Darling lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance.  Darling sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Darling connects with a cross.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Darling sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Darling lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Darling throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rice strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Rice lands a stinging cross.  
Rice tries to step out of his opponents range.  Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Darling gets on the inside.  Darling pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rice connects with a left uppercut.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Rice hits home with a cross.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Darling steps to the outside.  Rice quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Darling steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Darling steps away from his opponent.  Darling sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Darling is on target with a sharp jab.  
Darling steps to the outside and hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Darling hits home with an overhand right.  
Rice walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Rice is on target with a cross.  
Rice pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Rice connects with a cross.  
Rice attempts to land a cross, but Darling blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rice throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rice forces Darling to back into the ropes.  Darling lands with a ramrod jab.  Darling tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Darling lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Rice lands a cross.  
Darling pivots to the left of his opponent.  Darling throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rice steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Darling lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Darling is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Darling lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rice connects with a left uppercut.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Darling lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Rice lands a jab.  
Rice sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rice switches the action to the outside.  Darling lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Darling lands an overhand right.  
Darling hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Darling tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Darling steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Rice is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rice sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Darling tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Rice switches the action to the outside.  Darling sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rice finds the target with a jab.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Darling lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Darling drives a cross into Rice's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Rice lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rice forces Darling to back into a corner.  Rice lands a left hook.  
Rice connects with a right hook.  
Darling walks Rice onto the ropes.  Darling pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Darling switches the action to the outside and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Darling lands a cross.  
Darling lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Darling lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Darling hits home with a left hook.  
Rice tries to step out of his opponents range.  Darling tries to land an overhand right, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rice connects with a stinging cross.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rice feints a jab, fooling Darling into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Rice springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Darling is on target with a cross.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Darling stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Rice hits home with a firm overhand right.  Rice tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Darling lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Darling tries to land a jab, but Rice dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Darling tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Darling lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Darling attempts to land a jab, but Rice slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Darling's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Darling lands a ramrod jab.  Darling attempts to land a jab, but Rice slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rice lands a right hook.  
Rice tries to land a jab, but Darling slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rice sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Darling lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Darling is looking to close the distance.  Rice is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rice is on target with a jab.  
Darling lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Rice dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Darling feints a left, and then attempts to land a jab, but Rice blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rice sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Darling drives a firm right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Rice lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Darling lands a hard jab.  
Darling gets on the inside.  Rice quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rice attempts to land a left hook, but Darling slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Darling lands with a spiteful jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Rice lands a jab.  
Darling steps inside and is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Darling tries to land a jab, but Rice sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Darling's ribcage.  
Rice hits home with a solid cross.  
Darling finds the target with a hard jab.  
Rice tries to keep the action at long range.  Darling lands a spiteful jab.  
Darling advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Darling lands a left hook.  
Darling stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Rice is on target with a cross.  
Darling lands with a stinging jab.  
Darling lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rice attempts to land a cross, but Darling sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Darling steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Darling sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Darling is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Darling gets on the inside.  Darling connects with a left hook.  Darling throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Rice time to recover.  
Darling lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rice: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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
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: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Virginia Beach, USA.... Mick Darling

Fight Statistics
Darling: 
Total Punches Thrown: 465                           
Total Punches Landed: 208                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 406                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 185                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 206                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 87                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 259                           
Total Jabs Landed: 121                           

Rice: 
Total Punches Thrown: 286                           
Total Punches Landed: 76                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 63                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10