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27/08/2031
EOD Running: Pre Show
Davie Johnston vs James Morrison

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Australia-Victoria promoted show at Melbourne Moffat, Melbourne,  taking place on 13/04/2024:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on WIN, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Davie Johnston (4 - 1 - 1) who hails from Sydney, Australia and James Morrison(5 - 5 - 3) from Sydney, Australia.  Both Johnston and Morrison weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ian Niven, and the three ringside judges are Mark McBride, Callum Mairs and Ricky Gebbie.  

Round 1: 

Morrison closes the distance.  Johnston pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Johnston is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Johnston is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Johnston feints a left, and then lands a ramrod jab.  Johnston tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  Johnston throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Morrison attempts to land a jab, but Johnston parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Johnston lands a solid jab.  
Morrison connects with a left hook.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Johnston lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Johnston steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Johnston steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Johnston lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Johnston steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Johnston snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Johnston lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Johnston steps away from his opponent.  Johnston feints a right, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Morrison steps inside.  Johnston pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Morrison pivots to the left of his opponent.  Morrison throws a right hook, but Johnston holds on to his opponent.  Morrison pushes his forearm into Johnston's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Morrison about fouling.  
Johnston hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Morrison's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Morrison's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Johnston lands a stiff jab.  
Morrison throws a right hook, but Johnston clinches his opponent.  Johnston leans on his opponent using all his weight. Morrison throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Morrison to stop fouling.  
Morrison attempts to land a jab, but Johnston sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Morrison is looking to close the distance.  Johnston sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Johnston throws a left uppercut, but is not on target.  Johnston holds on to his opponent.  Johnston is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Johnston hits home with a left hook.  
Johnston lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Johnston attempts to land a left uppercut, but Morrison slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Johnston's body.  
Morrison steps inside.  Johnston connects with a left hook.  
Johnston connects with an overhand right.  
Johnston lands an overhand right.  
Johnston connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Morrison's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Johnston lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Johnston steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Morrison gets on the inside.  Johnston lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Morrison is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Johnston's body.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Johnston feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands with a hard jab.  
Johnston lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Johnston tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands with a ramrod jab.  
Johnston feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Johnston leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Morrison tries to land a left hook, but Johnston slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Morrison's ribs.  
Johnston lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Morrison's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Morrison is on target with a cross.  
Johnston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Johnston steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Morrison pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Johnston steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Johnston hits home with a cross.  
Johnston tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Johnston drives a jab into Morrison's body.  
Johnston connects with a cross.  
Johnston lands a jab to Morrison's body.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Johnston tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Morrison tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Johnston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston switches the action to the outside.  Morrison sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Johnston lands with a stinging jab.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Johnston throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Johnston connects with a cross.  
Morrison tries to land a cross, but Johnston slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Johnston finds the target with a jab.  
Morrison closes the distance.  Morrison sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Johnston lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Johnston steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Johnston is looking to keep his distance and lands a spiteful jab.  
Morrison gets on the inside and throws a left uppercut, but Johnston holds on to his opponent.  Johnston is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Johnston.  
Johnston is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Morrison tries to land a jab, but Johnston sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Morrison's body.  
Morrison gets on the inside.  Johnston lands a left hook.  Johnston clinches his opponent.  Johnston is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Johnston hits home with a right hook.  
Johnston lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Johnston tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morrison is looking to close the distance.  Johnston is on target with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Johnston hits home with a cross.  
Johnston lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Morrison sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Johnston digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Johnston holds on to his opponent.  Johnston uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Morrison behind the head. The referee warns Johnston and breaks the clinch.  
Morrison tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Johnston connects with a cross.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Johnston hits home with a cross.  
Johnston tries to step out of his opponents range.  Morrison throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Johnston lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Johnston lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Johnston steps to the outside.  Morrison quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Johnston lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Johnston lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Morrison pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Johnston is on target with a left hook.  
Johnston tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Johnston's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 6 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Morrison lands a jab.  
Johnston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Morrison steps inside.  Johnston is on target with a left hook to Morrison's body.  
Johnston hits home with a right hook.  
Johnston drives a cross into Morrison's body.  
Johnston lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston steps to the outside.  Morrison throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Johnston is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Johnston lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Johnston tries to land a jab, but Morrison slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Morrison's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 7 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Johnston steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morrison gets on the inside.  Morrison pivots to the side of his opponent.  Johnston lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Johnston steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Johnston lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Johnston connects with a cross.  
Johnston lands a cross.  
Morrison gets on the inside.  Morrison sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Johnston lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Johnston ties up his opponent.  Johnston leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Morrison hits home with a cross.  
Johnston steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Johnston lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Johnston lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Johnston: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sydney, Australia.... Davie Johnston

Fight Statistics
Johnston: 
Total Punches Thrown: 314                           
Total Punches Landed: 184                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 162                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 113                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 136                           
Total Jabs Landed: 71                            

Morrison: 
Total Punches Thrown: 147                           
Total Punches Landed: 16                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 114                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3