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24/05/2036
EOD Running: AI Actions
Michael Di Francesco vs Robert Rees

Boxing Daily Report from the USA National Finals 2036,  taking place on 29/04/2036 from Fresno, USA:

The Fresno venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Heavyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Michael Di Francesco (45(2) - 10) who hails from Newark, USA and Robert Rees(27 - 32) from Modesto, USA.  

Round 1: 

Rees closes the distance.  Di Francesco lands a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rees gets on the inside and drives a firm right hook into Di Francesco's ribcage.  
Di Francesco connects with a left hook.  
Rees walks Di Francesco onto the ropes.  Di Francesco lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees gets on the inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Rees steps inside.  Rees sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Di Francesco lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Di Francesco connects with a right hook.  Di Francesco throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rees drives a right hook into Di Francesco's ribs.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rees closes the distance.  Di Francesco is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Rees closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Di Francesco drives a left hook into Rees's body.  Di Francesco tries to land a left hook, but Rees sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Di Francesco connects with a stinging right hook.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco connects with a solid cross.  
Rees gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Di Francesco's body.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Di Francesco lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  Di Francesco throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Di Francesco is on target with a sharp jab.  
Di Francesco hits home with an overhand left.  
Rees tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Di Francesco lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Di Francesco tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Rees closes the distance.  Di Francesco hits home with a right hook.  
Rees attempts to land a jab, but Di Francesco sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  Di Francesco tries to land a cross, but Rees dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Rees is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Di Francesco drives a right hook into Rees's ribcage.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Di Francesco's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Rees's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Rees throws a right hook, but Di Francesco holds on to his opponent.  Rees leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Rees steps inside.  Di Francesco connects with a left hook.  
Rees is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Di Francesco ties up his opponent.  Di Francesco is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Di Francesco and breaks the clinch.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stinging cross.  Di Francesco attempts to land a jab, but Rees slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco feints a right, and then hits the target with a hard jab.  
Rees closes the distance and forces Di Francesco to retreat onto the ropes.  Rees lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rees is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Rees walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Di Francesco connects with a firm right uppercut.  Di Francesco holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Rees pushes his forearm into Di Francesco's face.  The ref breaks Di Francesco's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rees attempts to land a right hook, but Di Francesco blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rees advances into close range and drives a stinging left hook into Di Francesco's body.  Di Francesco ties up his opponent.  Rees is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Rees to stop fouling.  
Rees sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Di Francesco connects with a left hook.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rees gets on the inside.  Rees pivots to the left of his opponent, but Di Francesco is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Rees manouvers Di Francesco onto the ropes.  Rees lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Rees digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Rees lands a firm right hook.  
Di Francesco hits home with a stinging cross.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Rees gets on the inside.  Di Francesco is on target with a stinging right hook.  Di Francesco attempts to land a right hook, but Rees slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Di Francesco's body.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rees advances into close range and forces Di Francesco to retreat onto the ropes.  Rees tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 1 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 2 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 3 - 0

The winner, on points, from Newark, USA.... Michael Di Francesco

Fight Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Total Punches Thrown: 160                           
Total Punches Landed: 90                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 143                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 101                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 53                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 37                            

Rees: 
Total Punches Thrown: 84                            
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 39                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 80                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0