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08/04/2046
EOD Running: Complete Fight
Declan Craigen vs David Murdy

Boxing Daily Report from the FightArama promoted show at TSB Bank Arena, Wellington,  taking place on 06/01/2046:

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 Oceania Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on TV One, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Declan Craigen (20(11) - 1(1)) who hails from Auckland, New Zealand and David Murdy(24(1) - 15(9)) from Perth, Australia.  Both Craigen and Murdy weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kyle Kidd, and the three ringside judges are Alen Ritchey, Keka Paratene and Brad Milner.  

Round 1: 

Craigen lands a hard jab.  Craigen throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Craigen lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Murdy advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Craigen's liver.  
Craigen is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Craigen lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Craigen lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigen lands a spiteful jab.  
Craigen steps to the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Murdy walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Craigen lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murdy is looking to keep his distance.  Craigen sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murdy steps inside.  Craigen lands a right hook.  
Murdy closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Murdy lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murdy closes the distance and lands a right hook.  Murdy tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a mean left uppercut.  MURDY WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Murdy almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Craigen tries to land a cross, but Murdy sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murdy steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Craigen lands with a hard jab.  
Craigen drives a firm left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Murdy hits home with a cross.  
Murdy lands a jab.  
Craigen lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murdy steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Craigen tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Craigen lands a ramrod jab.  
Murdy throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Craigen: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Murdy: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Craigen lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigen finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Murdy gets on the inside.  Craigen lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigen pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Craigen is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging cross.  
Murdy is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Craigen blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murdy forces Craigen to back into the ropes.  Murdy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Craigen digs in a left hook to Murdy's ribs.  
Craigen slams a big right hook into Murdy's body.  MURDY IS HURT!  Murdy quickly recovers. 
Murdy lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Craigen lands a spiteful jab.  
Murdy closes the distance and forces Craigen to back into the ropes.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Craigen.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Murdy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murdy is on target with a left hook.  Murdy tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Craigen connects with a firm left hook.  
Murdy throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Murdy cuts off the ring, trapping Craigen on the ropes.  Murdy pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Murdy is on target with a cross.  
Craigen tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murdy lands a jab.  
Craigen lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Craigen tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Craigen throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Craigen lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Murdy almost instantly recovers. 
Craigen lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Murdy closes the distance and manages to force Craigen onto the ropes.  Murdy lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Murdy advances into close range.  Craigen is on target with a left uppercut.  
Craigen lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Craigen lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Craigen's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Murdy's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Murdy's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Craigen: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Murdy: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Craigen hits home with a cross.  Craigen tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Murdy manages to force Craigen onto the ropes.  Murdy pivots to the side of his opponent and attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Craigen time to recover.  
Craigen switches the action to the outside.  Craigen sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murdy throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a HUGE left uppercut.  MURDY IS HURT!  Murdy almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Murdy attempts to land a jab, but Craigen sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Murdy walks Craigen down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murdy lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Craigen lands a weighty left hook.  MURDY WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Murdy cuts off the ring, trapping Craigen on the ropes.  Craigen senses Murdy is in trouble...he is looking to finish him off!  Craigen lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head, AND KNOCKS MURDY DOWN!  He fails to beat the count!  The winner by KO is Craigen!  


Round 3 Statistics
Craigen: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murdy: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Fight Statistics
Craigen: 
Total Punches Thrown: 120                           
Total Punches Landed: 61                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 90                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 18                            

Murdy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 83                            
Total Punches Landed: 24                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2