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30/07/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Matt Grandison vs Michael Darling

Boxing Daily Report from the Valor Boxing Championship promoted show at Atlanta Snedden, Atlanta,  taking place on 14/04/2029:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-Georgia Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Matt Grandison (13(1) - 4(1) - 1) who hails from Atlanta, USA and Michael Darling(8 - 7 - 1) from Atlanta, USA.  Grandison weighed in at 199 pounds and 12 ounces, while Darling weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rob Bardsley, and the three ringside judges are Mick Sander, Hugh Wilk and Paul Orem.  

Round 1: 

Grandison advances into close range.  Darling pivots to the left of his opponent.  Grandison drives a right hook into Darling's body.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Grandison feints a right hook, and then lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Grandison connects with a firm left hook.  
Darling finds the target with a jab.  
Darling throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Grandison lands a sharp cross.  
Darling manages to force Grandison onto the ropes.  Grandison lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head.  
Grandison gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Grandison steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Grandison digs in a left hook to Darling's body.  
Grandison closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison closes the distance.  Grandison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Grandison digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Grandison walks Darling down, trapping him in the corner.  Grandison is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison drives a left hook into Darling's body.  
Grandison lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Darling's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Darling's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 38                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Body Shots Landed: 24                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Grandison lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Grandison feints a cross, and then digs in a right hook to Darling's ribcage.  
Darling is looking to keep his distance.  Grandison sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Grandison steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to Darling's body.  
Grandison switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Darling pivots from in front of his opponent.  Grandison digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Darling circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Grandison hits home with an overhand left.  
Grandison circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Darling is on target with a right hook.  Darling throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Grandison gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Grandison lands a spiteful jab.  
Grandison steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Grandison is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Darling in the red corner.  Grandison lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Grandison advances into close range and drives a sharp right uppercut into Darling's body.  
Grandison lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Grandison tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Grandison lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Grandison lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Darling's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Grandison advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Grandison is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Grandison is on target with a left hook to Darling's body.  
Darling tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Darling's body.  
Grandison is on target with a cross.  
Grandison lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Grandison lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Grandison manouvers Darling onto the ropes.  Grandison lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Grandison lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Grandison feints a cross, but Darling does not fall for it and responds with a right uppercut.  
Grandison advances into close range.  Grandison pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Darling is on target with a jab.  
Grandison lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison advances into close range and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Grandison throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Grandison lands with a stiff jab.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Grandison lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Grandison is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Darling connects with a cross.  
Grandison lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison drives a left hook into Darling's ribs.  
Grandison manages to force Darling into a corner.  Grandison lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Grandison lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Grandison manouvers Darling onto the ropes.  Darling throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Grandison hits home with a right uppercut.  
Grandison pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Darling tries to step out of his opponents range.  Grandison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Grandison gets on the inside and drives a right uppercut into Darling's ribs.  
Grandison pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Grandison is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Grandison gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Darling's body.  
Grandison is on target with a jab.  
Darling walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Darling tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Darling's body.  
Darling steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Grandison closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Darling's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 4 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Grandison gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Darling's ribcage.  
Grandison lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Darling sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Grandison is on target with a jab.  
Grandison is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Grandison is on target with a solid left hook.  
Grandison tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Grandison is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Grandison lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Grandison is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Grandison sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Darling tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Darling is on target with a jab.  
Grandison lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Grandison lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Grandison is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Grandison closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Grandison is on target with a right hook.  
Grandison closes the distance and connects with a stinging left hook.  
Grandison lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Grandison lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Darling is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Grandison is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Grandison manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Grandison hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Grandison tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison is on target with a left uppercut.  
Grandison is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Grandison walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Grandison digs in a right uppercut to Darling's ribcage.  As Darling tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Grandison dabs at his face checking for damage.  Grandison has been damaged by that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor damage to the nose.  
Grandison lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Grandison digs in a firm left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Grandison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Darling's ribcage.  


Round 6 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 53                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 39                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Grandison gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to Darling's body.  
Grandison lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Grandison manouvers Darling into a neutral corner.  Grandison digs in a right hook to Darling's body.  
Grandison lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Grandison manouvers Darling into a corner.  Grandison lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Darling throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Darling steps away from his opponent and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Grandison gets on the inside.  Darling pivots to the side of his opponent.  Grandison digs in a right hook to Darling's ribs.  
Grandison throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Grandison advances into close range.  Grandison pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Grandison drives a left hook into Darling's ribs.  
Grandison is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Grandison walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Grandison drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Grandison advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Grandison lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Grandison is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Darling is on target with a cross.  
Grandison is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Grandison drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Grandison steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Grandison is on target with a right uppercut to Darling's ribcage.  


Round 7 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Grandison lands a right uppercut.  
Grandison is on target with a jab.  
Darling lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Darling walks Grandison down, trapping him in the corner.  Darling hits home with a stiff jab.  Darling tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Darling tries to step out of his opponents range.  Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Darling attempts to land a jab, but Grandison blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Grandison digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents liver.  
Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Grandison strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Grandison closes the distance.  Grandison pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Darling's body.  
Grandison steps inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Grandison feints a right hook, but Darling does not fall for it and is on target with a cross.  
Darling feints a jab, and then drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Grandison drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Grandison lands a jab to Darling's body.  
Grandison closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  Grandison holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Grandison pushes his forearm into Darling's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Grandison about fouling.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Grandison's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Grandison lands a cross to Darling's body.  
Grandison switches the action to the outside.  Darling hits home with a cross.  
Grandison lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Darling lands a left hook.  
Darling lands a jab.  
Grandison lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Grandison lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Darling is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Grandison steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Grandison finds the target with a jab.  Grandison throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Darling steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Darling quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Grandison digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Grandison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Darling manouvers Grandison onto the ropes.  Darling lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Grandison lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Grandison's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Darling's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Grandison steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Grandison feints a jab, but Darling does not fall for it and is on target with a left hook.  
Darling drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Grandison connects with a cross.  
Grandison is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Grandison is looking to keep his distance.  Grandison circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Darling attempts to land a jab, but Grandison sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Grandison lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
The right shot from Grandison could be enough to force the stoppage!  Grandison SLAMS a HUGE left hook into his opponents face.  DARLING IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  HE REMAINS ON THE CANVAS AS THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Grandison!  


Round 10 Statistics
Grandison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Darling: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Fight Statistics
Grandison: 
Total Punches Thrown: 424                           
Total Punches Landed: 261                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 217                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 128                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 207                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 133                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 345                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 225                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 79                            
Total Jabs Landed: 36                            

Darling: 
Total Punches Thrown: 205                           
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 188                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 131                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 74                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7