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31/05/2044
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Mark Birney vs Max Russell

Boxing Daily Report from the Elliot Britton promoted show at Brighton and Hove Bower, Brighton and Hove,  taking place on 22/10/2042:

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.  This is a mandatory fight for the British-Southern England Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mark Birney (32(18) - 10(3)) who hails from Bristol, UK and Max Russell(13 - 4(1)) from London, UK.  Both Birney and Russell weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Jay McCaa, and the three ringside judges are David Evans, Michael McConkie and Barry Keefe.  

Round 1: 

Birney sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Birney lands a sharp left hook.  
Birney feints a cross, and then hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Birney finds the target with a jab.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Russell steps inside.  Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Birney hits home with a firm left uppercut.  Birney ties up his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Russell is looking to close the distance.  Birney throws a left hook, but his opponent steps away from the shot.  Birney ties up his opponent.  Russell is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range.  Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney is on target with an overhand right.  
Birney lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Russell forces Birney to retreat onto the ropes.  Birney tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Birney lands a ramrod jab.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney pivots to the right of his opponent.  Russell attempts to land a jab, but Birney sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right to the head, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the body.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Russell pivots from in front of his opponent.  Birney hits home with a stinging cross.  
Russell steps inside and manouvers Birney onto the ropes.  Birney lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Russell's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Russell's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Russell: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Russell closes the distance.  Birney pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Birney wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Russell.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Russell pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Birney throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Russell gets on the inside.  Birney is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Birney steps away from his opponent.  Birney feints a cross and triggers a left uppercut counter from Russell.  Birney avoids the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands a ramrod jab.  
Russell advances into close range.  Russell pivots from in front of his opponent.  Birney is on target with a right hook.  
Russell advances into close range and forces Birney to back into the blue corner.  Russell pivots to the side of his opponent.  Russell throws a left hook, but Birney ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Birney pushes his forearm into Russell's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Birney about fouling.  
Russell sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Birney throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Russell sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into Birney's body.  
Birney is on target with a jab.  
Birney lands a jab.  
Russell closes the distance.  Birney hits home with a right hook.  
Birney is on target with a jab.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney feints a jab, tricking Russell into launching a right uppercut counter.  Birney is waiting for the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  Birney throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Birney throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Birney hits home with a sharp jab.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Russell's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Russell: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Birney is looking to keep his distance.  Russell attempts to land a cross, but Birney slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Russell's body.  
Russell closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but Birney ties up his opponent.  Birney leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Russell sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Birney connects with a left hook.  
Birney snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Birney steps to the outside.  Russell throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Birney hits home with a stiff jab.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney is on target with a cross.  
Russell advances into close range.  Birney lands a right hook.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Birney lands an overhand right, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Russell closes the distance.  Birney drives a left uppercut into Russell's body.  As Russell tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Birney dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Birney feints a left hook, and then lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Birney steps to the outside.  Birney feints a jab, and then lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Russell feints a jab, but Birney ignores the feint and lands with a solid right hook.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Birney tries to land a cross, but Russell sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Russell: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands with a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a right uppercut.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Birney lands a jab.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Birney is on target with a solid left hook.  
Birney lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Russell walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Birney lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Birney steps to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Russell feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Birney lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Birney steps to the outside.  Birney feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a sharp cross.  
Birney hits home with a right uppercut.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney feints a cross, and then connects with a right hook.  
Birney lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Russell manages to force Birney onto the ropes.  Russell pivots to the side of his opponent.  Birney throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a HUGE cross.  RUSSELL WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Russell gets on the inside.  Birney senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Birney connects with a VICIOUS right uppercut.  RUSSELL HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  


Round 4 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Russell: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  Birney throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney is on target with a left uppercut.  
Birney steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Birney is looking to put the pressure on now...he knows a few clean shots could mean an early night.  Birney connects with a big left hook.  RUSSELL HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE ISNT GOING TO BEAT THE COUNT!  The winner by KO is Birney!  


Round 5 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Russell: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 1                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 1                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Birney: 
Total Punches Thrown: 246                           
Total Punches Landed: 163                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 145                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 108                           
Total Jabs Landed: 73                            

Russell: 
Total Punches Thrown: 98                            
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1