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22/05/2046
EOD Running: Pre Show
Liam Murphy vs Ricardo Valentino

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 25/03/2045:

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 (39(28) - 6(4) - 1) who hails from Swords, Ireland and Ricardo Valentino(36(3) - 22(9) - 3) from Dublin, Ireland.  Both Murphy and Valentino weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Bradley MacGinnis, and the three ringside judges are Joshua MacCarthy, Rory Finnegan and Dan McCorquodale.  

Round 1: 

Murphy lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy tries to land a right uppercut, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Murphy feints a jab, but Valentino ignores the feint and is on target with a right uppercut to Murphy's body.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Valentino walks Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy hits home with a cross.  
Valentino gets on the inside.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Valentino throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Valentino forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Murphy lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Valentino feints a left hook, and then is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Murphy pivots to the right of his opponent.  Valentino lands a cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Valentino drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Valentino pivots from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Valentino walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy connects with a sharp right hook.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Valentino closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino advances into close range.  Murphy lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Valentino's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Valentino's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Murphy tries to land a left hook, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy is on target with a spiteful jab.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to land an overhand right, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Valentino advances into close range and manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Valentino drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stinging jab.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Murphy's body.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Valentino connects with a right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Valentino advances into close range and manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent.  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 Valentino dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Valentino tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Valentino lands a cross.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Valentino manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  Valentino drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a ramrod jab.  Murphy throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Valentino advances into close range and digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Valentino forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Valentino hits home with a solid right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 3: 

Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Murphy lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a cross.  
Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy lands a sharp left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Valentino closes the distance and manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Valentino attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Valentino's ribcage.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Valentino is on target with a left hook.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy lands a spiteful jab.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Murphy lands with a stinging jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Valentino advances into close range.  Murphy lands a right uppercut.  Murphy throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Murphy lands a solid overhand right.  Murphy tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Valentino closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent.  Valentino is on target with a right hook.  Valentino throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Valentino gets on the inside.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murphy digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Valentino advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Valentino digs in a firm left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy connects with a cross.  
Valentino lands a jab to Murphy's body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands a hard jab.  Murphy tries to land a cross, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Valentino walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Valentino lands a jab.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but Valentino parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy digs in a sharp left hook to Valentino's body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Murphy hits home with an overhand left.  
Murphy attempts to land an overhand left, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Murphy connects with a solid cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 60                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Valentino advances into close range.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Valentino connects with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Valentino lands a right hook.  Valentino throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy feints a right hook, and then lands with a stiff jab.  
Valentino forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Valentino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp cross.  Murphy throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Valentino gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Valentino gets on the inside.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Murphy's body.  
Valentino sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Valentino pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Valentino gets on the inside and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy connects with a left hook.  
Valentino is on target with a left hook.  Valentino attempts to land a right hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 6: 

Murphy lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy drives a left hook into Valentino's body.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to Valentino's body.  
Murphy lands with a solid jab.  
Valentino hits home with a cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Valentino gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Valentino pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Murphy lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Valentino cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Murphy hits home with a left hook.  
Valentino lands a right uppercut.  
Valentino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Valentino tries to land a left hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Valentino's body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and walks Murphy down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Valentino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Valentino throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Murphy feints a right hook, and then is on target with a jab.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Valentino advances into close range.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a sharp jab.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Murphy steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Murphy lands an overhand left, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Valentino steps inside.  Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy lands a right hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Murphy's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Murphy drives a sharp right hook into Valentino's body.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a firm right hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Murphy lands a solid jab to Valentino's body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Valentino forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Murphy hits home with a stinging right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Valentino hits home with a cross.  Valentino attempts to land a cross, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy throws a right uppercut, but his opponent avoids the shot.  Murphy clinches his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. As they grapple, Valentino pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murphy lands a stinging left hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy lands a spiteful jab.  
Murphy tries to land a cross, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Valentino advances into close range and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Valentino throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy feints a left hook, and then lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy is on target with a jab.  
Murphy lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Valentino hits home with a left uppercut.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Valentino hits home with a left hook.  
Valentino pivots to the right of his opponent.  Valentino tries to land a left hook, but Murphy parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Valentino forces Murphy to retreat onto the ropes.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a left hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Valentino pivots to the right of his opponent.  Murphy drives a left hook into Valentino's body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Murphy hits home with a sharp overhand left.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand right, but Valentino parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino closes the distance.  Murphy lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Valentino is on target with a left hook to Murphy's liver.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand right, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy connects with an overhand left.  
Valentino steps inside.  Valentino pivots to the right of his opponent.  Valentino tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Valentino hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two overhand lefts followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy connects with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Valentino advances into close range.  Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy is on target with a sharp jab.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy hits home with an overhand right.  
Valentino is looking to close the distance.  Murphy lands a right hook.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Valentino steps inside and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Valentino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  Murphy tries to land an overhand left, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a right hook.  
Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Valentino sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Valentino closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Valentino throws a left uppercut, but Murphy ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Valentino pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Valentino connects with a solid right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a hard jab.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to Valentino's body.  Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful cross.  VALENTINO IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 4.  


Round 9 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy is on target with a hurtful right hook.  VALENTINO IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  Murphy attempts to land an overhand left, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentino manouvers Murphy into the blue corner.  Valentino connects with a firm right hook.  
Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a stinging jab to Valentino's body.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Valentino gets on the inside.  Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but Valentino sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy is on target with a left hook.  
Valentino sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Murphy hits home with a solid right hook.  
Murphy lands a right uppercut.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Valentino advances into close range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Valentino pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a firm right hook.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked.  Murphy ties up his opponent.  Murphy is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. As they grapple, Valentino pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The referee warns Valentino and breaks the clinch.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Valentino pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Valentino sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 10 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Murphy lands a spiteful jab.  
Valentino gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Murphy's ribs.  
Valentino is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Valentino slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Valentino steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy lands with a solid jab.  
Murphy is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands with a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands a ramrod jab.  
Murphy hits the target with a solid jab.  
Murphy lands a stinging cross.  
Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Valentino blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Valentino steps inside.  Murphy drives a left uppercut into Valentino's liver.  
Murphy steps to the outside and DETONATES a hurtful overhand left on his opponents face.  VALENTINO IS HURT!  Valentino recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Murphy lands a cross.  
Valentino manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Valentino sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy lands a spiteful jab.  
Valentino pivots to the left of his opponent.  Valentino attempts to land a cross, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a spiteful left hook.  DOWN GOES VALENTINO!  HE UNSTEADILY TRIES TO GET UP BUT IS UNABLE TO BEAT THE 10 COUNT!  The winner by KO is Murphy!  


Round 11 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Valentino: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 563                           
Total Punches Landed: 251                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 483                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 224                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 80                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 356                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 147                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 207                           
Total Jabs Landed: 104                           

Valentino: 
Total Punches Thrown: 374                           
Total Punches Landed: 138                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 250                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 105                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 350                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 133                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5