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22/07/2031
EOD Running: Scouting
Joel Finn vs Brendan Ballentine

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-New Hampshire promoted show at Hugh Mickle Gym, Manchester,  taking place on 27/10/2021:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Joel Finn (7(1) - 0 - 1) who hails from Manchester, USA and Brendan Ballentine(6 - 2) from Austin, USA.  Both Finn and Ballentine weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Robert Stirton, and the three ringside judges are Joshua McGee, Lee MacGowan and Joshua McGee.  

Round 1: 

Finn steps inside.  Finn pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp jab.  
Ballentine throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Ballentine is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Finn pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Finn gets on the inside.  Finn pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Ballentine's body.  
Finn steps inside.  Finn pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Finn tries to step out of his opponents range.  Finn quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Finn pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Finn throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ballentine attempts to land a jab, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Ballentine pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Finn sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Ballentine's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Finn is looking to close the distance.  Finn pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Ballentine's body.  
Ballentine tries to land a jab, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Finn lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Finn advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Finn steps inside.  Finn steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up.  Ballentine throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ballentine's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Ballentine's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Ballentine's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Finn snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Ballentine steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ballentine tries to land a jab, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Finn closes the distance.  Ballentine quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Finn digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn is on target with a right hook.  
Finn lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Ballentine is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Finn is looking to close the distance and hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Ballentine pivots from in front of his opponent.  Finn hits home with a solid left hook.  
Ballentine lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ballentine quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Finn lands a cross.  
Finn is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Finn connects with a cross.  
Finn closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Finn closes the distance.  Ballentine throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Finn lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Ballentine quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ballentine hits home with a cross.  Ballentine tries to land a cross, but Finn dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left.  Ballentine tries to land an overhand right, but Finn blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Finn advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Finn hits home with a right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Finn hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Finn lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ballentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Ballentine lands a right hook to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Ballentine switches the action to the outside.  Ballentine lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Finn lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ballentine lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ballentine connects with a cross.  
Ballentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Finn steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Finn gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Finn steps inside.  Ballentine pivots from in front of his opponent.  Finn digs in a left hook to Ballentine's body.  Finn tries to land a left uppercut, but Ballentine blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Finn steps inside.  Ballentine throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Finn closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ballentine pivots to the left of his opponent.  Ballentine throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ballentine connects with a cross.  
Ballentine pivots to the side of his opponent.  Ballentine hits home with a right uppercut.  Ballentine tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ballentine pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Finn connects with a firm cross.  
Ballentine finds the target with a hard jab.  Ballentine throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Ballentine contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Finn lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ballentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Finn's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Finn steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Ballentine switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Ballentine feints a jab, but Finn does not fall for it and lands with a right uppercut.  
Ballentine hits home with a cross.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range.  Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn lands a jab to Ballentine's body.  
Ballentine connects with a cross.  
Finn lands with a spiteful jab.  
Finn advances into close range.  Ballentine pivots from in front of his opponent.  Ballentine throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Finn gets on the inside.  Ballentine pivots from in front of his opponent.  Finn is on target with a right hook.  
Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Finn advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Finn drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Ballentine attempts to land a cross, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Finn is on target with a right uppercut.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Finn is on target with a jab.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and attempts to land an overhand left, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Finn advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ballentine attempts to land a left hook, but Finn dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut to Ballentine's body.  
Ballentine lands a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Finn connects with a right hook.  
Finn is on target with a cross.  
Finn is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Finn gets on the inside and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ballentine feints a right, and then attempts to land a cross, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Ballentine tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Finn closes the distance.  Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn lands a left hook.  
Ballentine is looking to keep his distance.  Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ballentine feints a cross, but Finn does not fall for it and responds with a stinging right hook to Ballentine's ribcage.  
Finn gets on the inside.  Ballentine connects with a right uppercut.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Finn lands a stinging cross.  
Finn steps inside.  Ballentine pivots to the side of his opponent.  Ballentine throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ballentine tries to keep the action at long range and throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Finn attempts to land a jab, but Ballentine sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Finn lands a left uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Finn closes the distance.  Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ballentine throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ballentine lands a left hook to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Ballentine feints a jab, but Finn does not fall for it and responds with a solid left uppercut.  
Finn is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ballentine pivots to the right of his opponent.  Finn is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Ballentine's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Finn lands a stinging jab.  
Ballentine switches the action to the outside.  Ballentine quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Finn lands a ramrod jab.  
Ballentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Ballentine's body.  
Finn closes the distance and is on target with a firm right uppercut to Ballentine's ribcage.  
Finn lands a left hook to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Finn is looking to close the distance.  Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Finn lands a firm right uppercut.  
Finn is on target with a jab.  
Ballentine hits home with a right uppercut.  
Finn lands with a stiff jab.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Finn slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Ballentine attempts to land a left hook, but Finn blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Finn lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Finn connects with a sharp cross.  
Finn digs in a left uppercut to Ballentine's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Finn hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Ballentine steps to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Ballentine is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  Ballentine throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ballentine tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Finn lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Finn attempts to land a jab, but Ballentine sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Finn lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Finn is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Finn lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Finn hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Ballentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Finn lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Finn lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Ballentine lands a left hook.  
Ballentine steps away from his opponent and tries to land an overhand left, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Finn steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Finn is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Ballentine's body.  
Ballentine attempts to land a left hook, but Finn parries the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Ballentine pivots to the side of his opponent.  Finn lands with a ramrod jab.  
Ballentine is on target with a cross.  
Ballentine steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Finn gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Finn drives a left hook into Ballentine's body.  
Finn advances into close range.  Ballentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Finn connects with a left hook.  
Finn lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Finn lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Finn is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Finn steps inside.  Ballentine pivots to the right of his opponent.  Finn is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Ballentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Finn sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Finn lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Ballentine lands a left hook.  
Finn lands a left uppercut to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Finn is looking to close the distance.  Ballentine throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Ballentine steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Finn drives a right uppercut into Ballentine's body.  
Finn gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Ballentine tries to step out of his opponents range.  Finn thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Ballentine away.  Finn lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  He then lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head, AND SENDS BALLENTINE SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He unsteadily tries to get up but is unable to beat the 10 count!  The winner by KO is Finn!  


Round 8 Statistics
Finn: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Ballentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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


Fight Statistics
Finn: 
Total Punches Thrown: 330                           
Total Punches Landed: 177                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 224                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 148                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 72                            
Total Jabs Landed: 29                            

Ballentine: 
Total Punches Thrown: 263                           
Total Punches Landed: 50                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 229                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 204                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16