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01/04/2046
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Liam Murphy vs Ross McDermott

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 12/11/2044:

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 (37(27) - 6(4) - 1) who hails from Swords, Ireland and Ross McDermott(35(15) - 20(10) - 1) from Dublin, Ireland.  Both Murphy and McDermott weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lee Taggart, and the three ringside judges are Lorcan Coleman, Eoghan Markey and Paul Healy.  

Round 1: 

Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott gets on the inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Murphy lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a jab to McDermott's body.  
McDermott steps inside and is on target with a sharp left hook to Murphy's ribs.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Murphy's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Murphy hits home with a sharp jab.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Murphy steps to the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Murphy lands a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid overhand right.  
Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McDermott advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Murphy's body.  
McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Murphy lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
McDermott gets on the inside and manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance.  McDermott pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  Murphy tries to land an overhand left, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Murphy feints a cross, and then lands with a stinging jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  McDermott's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand right, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McDermott lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a firm cross.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Murphy lands a hard jab.  
Murphy is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Murphy lands a ramrod jab.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Murphy feints a jab, tricking McDermott into throwing a cross counter.  Murphy avoids the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott advances into close range.  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Murphy pushes his forearm into McDermott's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Murphy about fouling.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  McDermott attempts to land a jab, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott advances into close range.  McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Murphy hits home with a hard jab.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand right, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Murphy lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but Murphy ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, McDermott pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The referee warns McDermott and breaks the clinch.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  McDermott pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Murphy's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Murphy waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  McDermott hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
McDermott advances into close range and drives a sharp right uppercut into his opponents body.  
McDermott closes the distance and drives a sharp right uppercut into Murphy's body.  
Murphy steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Murphy is on target with a hard jab.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a right uppercut, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand left, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy attempts to land a right uppercut, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McDermott connects with a cross.  McDermott tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott advances into close range.  McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a solid right uppercut.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McDermott lands a firm left uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy connects with an overhand right.  Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp overhand left.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent.  McDermott lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Murphy ties up his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Murphy throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
McDermott steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a sharp jab.  
Murphy is on target with a sharp cross to his opponents body.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Murphy lands with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy hits home with a stinging jab.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy is on target with a solid jab to McDermott's body.  
Murphy lands a cross to the head followed by two jab's to the body.  
McDermott manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  McDermott drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
McDermott gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a ramrod jab.  
Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  
McDermott manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  McDermott attempts to land a jab, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott steps inside and drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
McDermott forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  McDermott pivots to the right of his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McDermott gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McDermott pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is on target with a jab.  Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut to Murphy's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  McDermott pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a sharp left hook to Murphy's ribs.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside.  McDermott sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
McDermott steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy is looking to force the stoppage!  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head, AND MCDERMOTT IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  McDermott now seems to have his senses back.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McDermott lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside.  Murphy pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McDermott throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance and throws a left hook, but Murphy holds on to his opponent.  McDermott hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and DETONATES a MASSIVE left hook on his opponents face.  MCDERMOTT IS HURT!  
McDermott walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Some sustained pressure from Murphy could be enough to finish McDermott!  Murphy lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head, AND DROPS MCDERMOTT!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 8.  
Murphy lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head, KNOCKING MCDERMOTT DOWN!  The ref waves off the fight.  He does not believe McDermott can continue!  The fight has been stopped!  The winner by TKO is Murphy!  


Round 5 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 237                           
Total Punches Landed: 117                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 207                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 86                            
Total Jabs Landed: 53                            

McDermott: 
Total Punches Thrown: 174                           
Total Punches Landed: 55                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 122                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 155                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4