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10/08/2031
EOD Running: BackUps
Marcus McSwain vs Ethan Murdock

Boxing Daily Report from the Ace Boxing promoted show at Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff,  taking place on 01/11/2025:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Celtic Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Marcus McSwain (8 - 5) who hails from Glasgow, UK and Ethan Murdock(10 - 4(1)) from Dublin, Ireland.  Both McSwain and Murdock weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Joshua Gillespie, and the three ringside judges are Edwyn Brodie, Mark MacNevin and Mark MacNevin.  

Round 1: 

Murdock pivots to the left of his opponent.  McSwain hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Murdock lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Murdock steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Murdock steps inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Murdock walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Murdock is on target with a right hook.  
Murdock lands an overhand right.  
McSwain is looking to close the distance.  McSwain is on target with a left hook.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Murdock closes the distance and connects with a left uppercut.  
Murdock manages to force McSwain into a corner.  Murdock pivots to the side of his opponent.  McSwain lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murdock advances into close range.  McSwain pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Murdock quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McSwain lands a stiff jab.  
McSwain steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
McSwain tries to land a jab, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murdock connects with a cross.  
Murdock tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Murdock closes the distance.  Murdock sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McSwain drives a right uppercut into Murdock's body.  
Murdock steps inside.  McSwain is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
McSwain steps to the outside and hits home with a solid jab.  McSwain throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murdock throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McSwain's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Murdock is on target with a jab to McSwain's body.  
Murdock lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  McSwain lands a right uppercut.  
McSwain advances into close range.  Murdock drives a left hook into McSwain's body.  
Murdock quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McSwain lands a stinging jab.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance.  Murdock pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
McSwain advances into close range.  Murdock pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to McSwain's body.  
McSwain digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
McSwain feints a jab, but Murdock is not fooled and responds with a cross.  
Murdock is on target with a cross.  
McSwain is on target with a stinging cross.  
Murdock lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
McSwain steps away from his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
McSwain attempts to land a cross, but Murdock blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murdock lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McSwain connects with a firm right hook.  
Murdock advances into close range.  Murdock pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murdock is on target with a right uppercut to McSwain's ribcage.  Murdock attempts to land a left hook, but McSwain sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Murdock is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Murdock is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McSwain tries to land a cross, but Murdock blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murdock gets on the inside.  McSwain connects with a left hook.  
Murdock hits home with a left hook.  Murdock throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Murdock is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McSwain connects with a cross.  
McSwain is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand left.  
McSwain is on target with a cross.  McSwain tries to land a cross, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to McSwain's body.  
Murdock throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McSwain lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Murdock is on target with a cross.  
McSwain gets on the inside and connects with a firm right uppercut.  
Murdock gets on the inside.  McSwain lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
McSwain is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murdock throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murdock finds the target with a jab.  
McSwain lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Murdock is on target with a left hook.  
McSwain tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murdock closes the distance.  Murdock sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McSwain drives a left hook into Murdock's liver.  
Murdock walks McSwain onto the ropes.  McSwain lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
McSwain steps inside.  Murdock pivots to the right of his opponent.  McSwain lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Murdock gets on the inside and walks McSwain down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murdock hits home with a right uppercut.  
Murdock hits home with a left hook.  
McSwain is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Murdock's body.  
McSwain is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murdock attempts to land a cross, but McSwain slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McSwain gets on the inside.  Murdock quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Murdock advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McSwain connects with a right uppercut.  McSwain attempts to land a right uppercut, but Murdock slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McSwain steps inside.  Murdock steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up.  McSwain steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  McSwain is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

McSwain pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murdock throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
McSwain tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Murdock lands a left hook.  
Murdock is looking to keep his distance.  McSwain hits home with a cross.  
McSwain connects with a cross.  
McSwain advances into close range and tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain hits home with a cross.  McSwain tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to McSwain's body.  
McSwain throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McSwain is looking to keep his distance.  Murdock drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Murdock advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
McSwain is on target with a right uppercut.  
McSwain is looking to keep his distance.  Murdock lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
McSwain is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murdock finds the target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Murdock is looking to keep his distance and lands with a solid jab.  
McSwain connects with a stinging cross.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance.  McSwain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murdock lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Murdock is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
McSwain lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murdock is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McSwain lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
McSwain lands with a sharp jab.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance.  Murdock attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives McSwain time to recover.  
Murdock advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
McSwain steps away from his opponent.  Murdock lands a jab.  
McSwain tries to land a cross, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McSwain lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Murdock steps inside.  McSwain pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Murdock is on target with a right uppercut.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to McSwain.  That has caused bad swelling  around the right eye.  
McSwain tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murdock closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
McSwain is on target with a sharp cross.  
McSwain closes the distance.  McSwain sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murdock lands a left hook.  
Murdock steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
McSwain tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand right.  McSwain tries to land an overhand left, but Murdock blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Murdock's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Murdock closes the distance.  McSwain tries to land a left uppercut, but Murdock blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McSwain throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murdock is looking to close the distance.  McSwain digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
McSwain tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Murdock lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
McSwain switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murdock closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murdock lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
McSwain steps away from his opponent.  Murdock is on target with a cross.  
McSwain lands a solid cross.  
McSwain throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murdock lands a jab to his opponents body.  Murdock attempts to land a jab, but McSwain slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

McSwain tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  McSwain tries to land a cross, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murdock gets on the inside.  McSwain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McSwain tries to land a right uppercut, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murdock lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murdock is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
McSwain tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain steps away from his opponent.  Murdock lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murdock is on target with a jab.  
McSwain gets on the inside and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain is looking to close the distance.  Murdock digs in a left hook to McSwain's body.  
Murdock is on target with a left hook.  
McSwain is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Murdock throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McSwain steps away from his opponent.  Murdock lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

McSwain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
McSwain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McSwain attempts to land a cross, but Murdock sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murdock tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Murdock lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murdock digs in a left hook to McSwain's liver.  
McSwain hits home with a stinging right hook.  
McSwain is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to McSwain's body.  
McSwain is on target with a left uppercut to Murdock's body.  
Murdock lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Murdock lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 10: 

McSwain tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murdock lands a cross.  
Murdock finds the target with a jab.  
Murdock gets on the inside.  McSwain throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murdock hits home with a cross.  
McSwain feints a left, and then attempts to land a jab, but Murdock blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murdock is on target with a cross.  
Murdock closes the distance.  McSwain is on target with a solid left hook.  
Murdock lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murdock lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murdock steps to the outside.  McSwain hits home with a cross.  
Murdock advances into close range and lands a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
McSwain: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murdock: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 93 - 98  93 - 98  93 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Ethan Murdock

Fight Statistics
McSwain: 
Total Punches Thrown: 289                           
Total Punches Landed: 88                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 234                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 55                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Murdock: 
Total Punches Thrown: 337                           
Total Punches Landed: 118                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 91                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 242                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 95                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28