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04/05/2044
EOD Running: Rankings
Liam Murphy vs Ross McDermott

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at Royal Dublin Society, Dublin,  taking place on 03/05/2042:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  On the line tonight is the Irish Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on RET One, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Liam Murphy (29(20) - 4(2)) who hails from Swords, Ireland and Ross McDermott(31(13) - 17(7) - 1) from Dublin, Ireland.  Both Murphy and McDermott weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rory Finnegan, and the three ringside judges are Shamus Quirke, Brandon Madigan and Charlie Brisbane.  

Round 1: 

McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Murphy hits home with a left hook.  Murphy throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives McDermott time to recover.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy lands a stinging jab.  
McDermott steps inside.  Murphy lands a solid left hook.  
McDermott walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  McDermott lands a left uppercut to the head followed by two right uppercut's to the body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy is on target with a stinging cross.  
Murphy connects with a stinging cross.  
McDermott steps inside and drives a right hook into Murphy's body.  
McDermott walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging right hook to Murphy's ribcage.  
McDermott pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy lands an overhand left.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand left, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott steps inside.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy drives a stinging right hook into McDermott's body.  
McDermott is on target with a right uppercut.  
McDermott lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Murphy tries to land a right hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a left hook.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but McDermott parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy connects with an overhand left.  
McDermott steps inside.  Murphy digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Murphy tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 2: 

McDermott drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy hits home with a hard jab.  
Murphy lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  McDermott quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McDermott attempts to land a right hook, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott hits home with a right hook.  
McDermott drives a sharp left uppercut into Murphy's body.  McDermott attempts to land a left uppercut, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy feints a right hook, and then hits home with a solid jab.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Murphy clinches his opponent.  McDermott pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
McDermott manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy drives a jab into McDermott's body.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  McDermott throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a jab.  
Murphy lands with a spiteful jab.  
McDermott advances into close range and is on target with a firm left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
McDermott closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  Murphy throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a left uppercut.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Murphy pivots to the right of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
McDermott walks his opponent onto the ropes.  McDermott attempts to land a jab, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy lands a sharp jab.  
Murphy pivots to the right of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Murphy hits home with a cross.  
McDermott forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy feints a cross, tricking McDermott into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Murphy is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy connects with a right hook.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
McDermott gets on the inside and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy hits home with a left hook.  
Murphy hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and drives a firm jab into McDermott's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
McDermott manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
McDermott digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Murphy drives a right uppercut into McDermott's body.  
Murphy drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a solid jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 3 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. As they grapple, Murphy pushes his forearm into McDermott's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
McDermott closes the distance and walks Murphy down, trapping him in the blue corner.  McDermott lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent.  McDermott throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy lands with a spiteful jab.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Murphy is on target with a left hook.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy lands a solid jab.  
Murphy steps to the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
Murphy lands an overhand right.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McDermott gets on the inside and digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McDermott lands with a stinging jab.  McDermott throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
McDermott closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  McDermott throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands a cross.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Murphy lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a jab.  
Murphy lands a jab, right hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stiff jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  McDermott's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

McDermott gets on the inside.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
McDermott advances into close range and is on target with a stinging right hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
McDermott steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  McDermott is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Murphy wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as McDermott dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
McDermott connects with a left hook.  
McDermott walks his opponent onto the ropes.  McDermott sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Murphy steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Murphy lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
McDermott tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to McDermott's body.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy connects with an overhand right.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook to Murphy's ribcage.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
McDermott pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
McDermott closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 6: 

Murphy connects with a solid overhand left.  
Murphy lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a right hook, cross and a left hook to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance and hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  Murphy ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Murphy pushes his forearm into McDermott's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
McDermott lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy feints a cross, but McDermott is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Murphy lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  McDermott quickly recovers. 
McDermott advances into close range and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  
Murphy connects with a spiteful overhand left.  MCDERMOTT IS HURT!  
Some sustained pressure from Murphy could be enough to finish McDermott!  Murphy lands a left uppercut, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head, AND SENDS MCDERMOTT TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Murphy lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head, AND KNOCKS MCDERMOTT DOWN!  He unsteadily tries to get up but is unable to beat the 10 count!  The winner by KO is Murphy!  


Round 6 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 345                           
Total Punches Landed: 169                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 293                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 149                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 217                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 128                           
Total Jabs Landed: 69                            

McDermott: 
Total Punches Thrown: 232                           
Total Punches Landed: 72                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 206                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6