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31/08/2045
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Sammy McTier vs James Groves

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Boxing promoted show at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne,  taking place on 17/09/2044:

Clearly Gold Coast Boxing have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the Oceania Light Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on SBS1, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Sammy McTier (16(4) - 11(3)) who hails from Brisbane, Australia and James Groves(22 - 10(5)) from Gold Coast, Australia.  Both McTier and Groves weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Aaron Hadjinyan, and the three ringside judges are Leighton McPherson, Ian Suit and Edward Heriot.  

Round 1: 

McTier attempts to land a jab, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McTier lands an overhand right.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  Groves pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Groves pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into McTier's body.  
Groves switches the action to the outside.  McTier connects with a cross.  McTier attempts to land a jab, but Groves dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Groves tries to keep the action at long range.  McTier lands a stinging overhand right.  
Groves gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping McTier on the ropes.  McTier drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  McTier tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Groves sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
McTier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McTier drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  
Groves digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Groves tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
McTier is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
McTier lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
McTier lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
McTier is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Groves tries to step out of his opponents range.  McTier is on target with a cross.  
Groves steps inside and drives a left hook into McTier's body.  
McTier is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McTier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
McTier: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

McTier throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Groves gets on the inside.  Groves pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to McTier's body.  
Groves hits home with a right uppercut.  Groves throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McTier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Groves finds the target with a sharp jab.  Groves attempts to land a cross, but McTier sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut to Groves's ribs.  
McTier tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Groves is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McTier sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McTier tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Groves pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Groves sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McTier lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Groves lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
McTier digs in a left hook to Groves's ribs.  
McTier is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging jab.  
McTier tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
McTier lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McTier lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  McTier lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McTier connects with a left hook.  
McTier switches the action to the outside and is on target with a sharp cross.  
McTier tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  McTier attempts to land a left hook, but Groves parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier hits home with a firm overhand right.  McTier tries to land a jab, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  Groves sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McTier is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Groves gets on the inside.  McTier connects with a left hook.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McTier lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  McTier tries to land a jab, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier hits home with an overhand right.  
McTier steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Groves closes the distance.  Groves is on target with a left hook.  As McTier tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Groves dabs at his face checking for damage.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...McTier's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Groves's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
McTier: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

McTier switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier steps inside.  Groves pivots to the side of his opponent.  Groves lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Groves tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Groves is on target with a left hook to McTier's body.  
McTier lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Groves lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McTier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Groves hits home with a left hook.  
McTier is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McTier sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Groves finds the target with a jab.  
McTier hits the target with a sharp jab.  
McTier drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  
McTier tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
McTier tries to land a right hook, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Groves throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
McTier steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
McTier is on target with an overhand left.  
McTier feints a right hook, but Groves is not fooled and responds with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Groves sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McTier connects with a left hook.  
McTier digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Groves advances into close range.  Groves pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McTier lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Groves manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Groves pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into McTier's body.  
McTier attempts to land a left hook, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Groves gets on the inside and drives a right hook into McTier's body.  
McTier steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a cross to the body.  
McTier drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
McTier lands a spiteful jab.  
Groves advances into close range.  Groves steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up.  McTier throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
McTier: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 4: 

Groves closes the distance.  McTier connects with a stinging left hook.  
Groves hits home with a left hook.  
Groves drives a left hook into McTier's body.  Groves tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Groves closes the distance.  McTier sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Groves lands a left hook.  
McTier connects with a right hook.  
McTier tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
McTier advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Groves steps away from his opponent.  McTier lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McTier steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
McTier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves steps inside.  McTier pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a stinging right hook into Groves's body.  
McTier steps to the outside.  McTier sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McTier lands a cross.  
Groves advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to McTier's ribcage.  
McTier steps to the outside and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Groves gets on the inside.  McTier drives a stinging left hook into his opponents body.  
Groves switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into McTier's body.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  McTier connects with a left uppercut.  
McTier switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McTier is on target with a cross.  
McTier steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
McTier is on target with a cross.  
Groves throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Groves steps away from his opponent.  McTier is on target with a cross.  
McTier lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McTier lands a BRUTAL cross.  GROVES IS HURT!  Groves quickly recovers. 
McTier lands a sharp cross.  McTier throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
McTier: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

McTier lands a firm cross.  
McTier lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
McTier advances into close range.  McTier sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
McTier tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves gets on the inside.  McTier attempts to land a right hook, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
McTier connects with a right uppercut.  
Groves digs in a left hook to McTier's body.  
McTier lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
McTier tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McTier lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Groves is on target with a right hook to McTier's body.  
McTier is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
McTier steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
McTier connects with an overhand right.  
McTier attempts to land a jab, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McTier gets on the inside.  Groves drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
McTier steps to the outside and lands a cross.  McTier attempts to land a cross, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
McTier sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McTier attempts to land a right hook, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McTier steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
McTier is really starting to turn up the heat!  He senses a stoppage here.  McTier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND SENDS GROVES TO THE CANVAS!  He remains on the canvas as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is McTier!  


Round 5 Statistics
McTier: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 56                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
McTier: 
Total Punches Thrown: 275                           
Total Punches Landed: 122                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 206                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 226                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 49                            
Total Jabs Landed: 20                            

Groves: 
Total Punches Thrown: 163                           
Total Punches Landed: 59                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 97                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3