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04/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
James Drum vs Blake Craigie

Boxing Daily Report from the Rattlesnake Promotions promoted show at Fonde Recreation Center, Houston,  taking place on 30/08/2024:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
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 8 round matchup are James Drum (9 - 0) who hails from El Paso, USA and Blake Craigie(1 - 6) from Hartford, USA.  Drum weighed in at 200 pounds, while Craigie weighed in at 199 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Robert Corfield, and the three ringside judges are Paul Speed, Harry Burwick and Sean Richards.  

Round 1: 

Drum lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Drum lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum is on target with an overhand right.  
Drum connects with a cross.  Drum throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Drum finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Drum digs in a right hook to Craigie's ribs.  
Craigie advances into close range.  Drum is on target with a right hook to Craigie's body.  
Drum lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigie connects with a left hook.  
Drum is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Drum lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Craigie gets on the inside.  Drum is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Drum is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Drum lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Craigie's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Craigie's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Craigie's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Drum is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Craigie gets on the inside.  Drum lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Drum steps to the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Craigie walks Drum down, trapping him in the corner.  Drum is on target with a jab.  
Craigie steps inside.  Drum lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Drum is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum is on target with a jab to Craigie's body.  
Drum lands a cross.  
Drum hits home with an overhand right.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum is on target with a cross.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Drum lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands with a solid jab.  
Drum lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Drum steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a jab.  
Drum lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Craigie finds the target with a jab.  
Drum is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Drum lands a cross.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Craigie advances into close range.  Drum lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Drum tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Craigie pivots from in front of his opponent.  Drum lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Drum sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Drum switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Craigie advances into close range.  Drum lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Drum steps to the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Drum lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Drum tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Craigie sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Craigie attempts to land a right hook, but Drum slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Drum pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Drum is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Drum lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Craigie lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Drum is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Drum switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Craigie closes the distance.  Drum pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigie steps inside.  Drum is on target with a left hook to Craigie's ribs.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Craigie's ribs.  
Drum strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Craigie steps inside.  Drum lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Drum tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Craigie closes the distance and walks Drum down, trapping him on the ropes.  Drum is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Drum tries to land a left hook, but Craigie blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Drum lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a jab.  
Frustration is reaching boiling point for Craigie now.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Drum's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Craigie gets on the inside.  Drum connects with a right uppercut.  
Craigie steps inside.  Drum pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Drum is on target with a left uppercut.  
Craigie is getting frustrated here.   He steps inside, but then strikes Drum with a blatant low blow!  The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Drum.  
Craigie steps inside.  Drum is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Drum tries to step out of his opponents range.  Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Drum lands with a solid jab.  Drum tries to land a jab, but Craigie parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Drum lands an overhand right.  
Drum lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Craigie gets on the inside.  Drum pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Drum lands with a spiteful jab.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Drum pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Drum finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Craigie advances into close range and walks his opponent into the corner.  Drum is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Drum is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Drum is on target with a cross.  
Drum connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Drum lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Drum lands a spiteful jab.  
Drum lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Drum lands a cross.  
Drum drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Drum lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Craigie closes the distance.  Drum lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Drum steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Drum steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Drum is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Drum's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 7 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Drum feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Craigie is looking to close the distance.  Drum lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Drum lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Craigie is on target with a cross.  
Drum tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Drum hits home with a solid jab.  
Craigie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Drum lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Drum lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Drum sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Drum is looking to keep his distance.  Drum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Drum: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Craigie: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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 El Paso, USA.... James Drum

Fight Statistics
Drum: 
Total Punches Thrown: 290                           
Total Punches Landed: 206                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 238                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 171                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 154                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 136                           
Total Jabs Landed: 91                            

Craigie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 107                           
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 89                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2