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14/09/2030
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James MacDougall vs James Balderston

Boxing Daily Report from the JSW promoted show at JSW Gym, Melbourne,  taking place on 11/12/2023:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are James MacDougall (0 - 0) who hails from Brisbane, Australia and James Balderston(0 - 2) from Perth, Australia.  Both MacDougall and Balderston weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Brendan Stronach, and the three ringside judges are Euan Kier, Alastair Mun and Abdul Sabir.  

Round 1: 

MacDougall lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a spiteful jab.  
MacDougall tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
MacDougall lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balderston gets on the inside.  MacDougall is on target with a right hook.  MacDougall ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, MacDougall pushes his forearm into Balderston's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Balderston is looking to close the distance.  MacDougall hits home with a right hook.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
MacDougall is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
MacDougall is on target with an overhand left.  
Balderston feints a cross, and then lands a left uppercut.  
MacDougall is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Balderston is looking to close the distance.  MacDougall hits home with a right hook.  MacDougall holds on to his opponent.  Balderston is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. MacDougall is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
MacDougall quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
MacDougall lands a straight 1 - 2.  
MacDougall lands a ramrod jab.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall hits home with a cross.  
MacDougall connects with a cross.  
MacDougall lands a jab to Balderston's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balderston's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Balderston's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
MacDougall: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balderston: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Balderston lands a cross.  
MacDougall is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
MacDougall lands a hard jab.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a straight 1 - 2.  
MacDougall lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a cross.  
MacDougall hits home with an overhand right.  
MacDougall lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall feints a jab, tricking Balderston into throwing a left uppercut counter.  MacDougall avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall tries to land a cross, but Balderston blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
MacDougall throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
MacDougall lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balderston gets on the inside and walks MacDougall down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balderston hits home with a right hook.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Balderston tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
MacDougall steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall is on target with a jab.  
MacDougall is on target with a cross.  
Balderston is looking to close the distance.  MacDougall sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall connects with a cross.  
MacDougall lands a cross.  
MacDougall lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
MacDougall lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balderston's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
MacDougall: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 23                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balderston: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

MacDougall feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand left.  
MacDougall is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
MacDougall feints a cross, and then lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
MacDougall lands with a stiff jab.  
MacDougall is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and is on target with a hard jab.  
MacDougall connects with a cross.  
MacDougall is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
MacDougall lands two overhand lefts followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a jab, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall tries to keep the action at long range.  MacDougall sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a straight 1 - 2.  
MacDougall tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left.  
MacDougall lands a spiteful jab.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  
MacDougall lands a jab.  
MacDougall lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balderston steps inside and walks MacDougall into a corner.  Balderston is on target with a left uppercut.  
MacDougall throws a right uppercut, but his opponent avoids the shot.  MacDougall clinches his opponent.  MacDougall is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
MacDougall lands a stinging jab.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside.  MacDougall feints a cross, and then drives a jab into Balderston's body.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...MacDougall's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Balderston's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 3 Statistics
MacDougall: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balderston: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

MacDougall tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Balderston is looking to close the distance.  MacDougall pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balderston manages to force MacDougall onto the ropes.  Balderston is on target with a right hook.  
MacDougall steps to the outside.  MacDougall feints a cross, and then lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  MacDougall tries to land a jab, but Balderston slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
MacDougall hits home with an overhand left.  
MacDougall lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
MacDougall throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
MacDougall is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a hard jab.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall connects with a cross.  
Balderston manages to force MacDougall into a corner.  MacDougall lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  MacDougall holds on to his opponent.  MacDougall hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The referee breaks the clinch and warns MacDougall to stop fouling.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent.  MacDougall feints a left, and then lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
MacDougall lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balderston sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  MacDougall lands a cross.  
Balderston is clearly losing his cool here!   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into MacDougall's groin!  The ref halts the action and sends MacDougall to the neutral corner.    He tells Balderston to stop fouling or face a points deduction.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab.  
MacDougall steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
MacDougall sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a sharp jab.  
MacDougall lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
MacDougall switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
MacDougall feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
MacDougall is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balderston advances into close range and throws a right hook, but MacDougall clinches his opponent.  MacDougall is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  


Round 4 Statistics
MacDougall: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balderston: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
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
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Brisbane, Australia.... James MacDougall

Fight Statistics
MacDougall: 
Total Punches Thrown: 236                           
Total Punches Landed: 161                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 127                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 86                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 109                           
Total Jabs Landed: 75                            

Balderston: 
Total Punches Thrown: 46                            
Total Punches Landed: 9                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0