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31/08/2034
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Martyn McCourt vs Ian Connolly

Boxing Daily Report from the AI UK-Northern Ireland promoted show at Leon Brogan Gym, Belfast,  taking place on 19/03/2033:

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 Martyn McCourt (11 - 0) who hails from Swansea, UK and Ian Connolly(1 - 0 - 1) from Milton Keynes, UK.  Both McCourt and Connolly weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Eoin McPhee, and the three ringside judges are Duncan McRay, Paul Gallagher and Paul Gallagher.  

Round 1: 

McCourt closes the distance.  McCourt lands a left hook.  
McCourt lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
McCourt gets on the inside and throws a right uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns McCourt to stop fouling.  
McCourt pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
McCourt pivots to the right of his opponent.  McCourt lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt leans on his opponent using all his weight. McCourt throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns McCourt.  
McCourt drives a right hook into Connolly's ribs.  
McCourt quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
McCourt sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Connolly throws a right hook, but McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. McCourt pushes his forearm into Connolly's face.  The referee warns McCourt and breaks the clinch.  
McCourt gets on the inside.  McCourt pivots to the side of his opponent.  McCourt lands a left hook.  McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
McCourt lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Connolly dabs at his face checking for damage.  
McCourt quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
McCourt gets on the inside.  McCourt quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McCourt lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
McCourt pivots to the left of his opponent.  McCourt lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  McCourt throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McCourt closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
McCourt forces Connolly to back into the corner.  McCourt pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
McCourt connects with a firm right uppercut.  
McCourt lands a left uppercut.  
McCourt digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Connolly's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Connolly's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Connolly's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

McCourt pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Connolly's body.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McCourt digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
McCourt retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Connolly accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on McCourt.  Connolly connects with a cross.  
Connolly waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  McCourt is on target with a cross.  
Connolly pivots to the left of his opponent.  Connolly throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McCourt lands with a stiff jab.  
McCourt gets on the inside.  Connolly pivots from in front of his opponent.  McCourt lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McCourt is on target with a left hook to Connolly's ribs.  
McCourt lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Connolly tries to land a right hook, but McCourt blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCourt is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
McCourt drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McCourt lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McCourt gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Connolly lands a right hook.  
Connolly steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

McCourt lands a left hook.  
Connolly steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
McCourt lands a right hook.  
McCourt lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  McCourt clinches his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks McCourt's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
McCourt gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
McCourt lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance.  Connolly pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
McCourt lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McCourt digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
McCourt gets on the inside.  Connolly pivots to the right of his opponent.  Connolly attempts to land a right hook, but McCourt blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
McCourt lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
McCourt hits home with a left uppercut.  
McCourt drives a left uppercut into Connolly's body.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
McCourt lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
McCourt steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Connolly steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but McCourt sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
McCourt steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
McCourt lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
McCourt advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. McCourt pushes his forearm into Connolly's face.  The ref breaks McCourt's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. McCourt tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Connolly behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns McCourt to stop fouling.  
McCourt gets on the inside.  You can sense the frustration from Connolly now.    He pushes his head into his opponents face!  The ref halts the action and sends McCourt to the neutral corner.    He has a stern word with Connolly and warns that a point will be deducted if he continues to foul.  
McCourt hits home with a left hook.  
Connolly is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Connolly pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
McCourt lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
McCourt drives a jab into Connolly's body.  
Connolly tries to land a left hook, but McCourt parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Connolly attempts to land a cross, but McCourt slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly feints a left, and then lands a right uppercut.  
McCourt steps inside and lands a left hook.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
McCourt lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...McCourt's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

McCourt steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand left, but McCourt sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and is on target with a firm left hook.  
McCourt closes the distance and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McCourt lands a left uppercut.  
McCourt digs in a right hook to Connolly's ribs.  
Connolly pivots to the left of his opponent.  Connolly tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McCourt closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
McCourt lands a left hook.  
McCourt lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McCourt lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
McCourt lands a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

McCourt is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Connolly's body.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Connolly behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns McCourt to stop fouling.  
McCourt hits home with a sharp right hook.  
McCourt gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
McCourt digs in a left hook to Connolly's body.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Connolly attempts to land a left hook, but McCourt sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Connolly's liver.  
McCourt hits home with a left hook.  
McCourt finds the target with a jab.  
McCourt steps inside.  McCourt lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  As McCourt tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Connolly dabs at his face checking for damage.  
McCourt drives a cross into Connolly's body.  
McCourt advances into close range.  Connolly pivots from in front of his opponent.  McCourt lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The referee breaks the clinch and warns McCourt to stop holding.  
McCourt closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Connolly attempts to land a jab, but McCourt blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCourt hits home with a left uppercut.  McCourt ties up his opponent.  McCourt is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks McCourt's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
McCourt advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
McCourt drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Connolly throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Connolly tries to land a left hook, but McCourt blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCourt connects with a firm left hook.  
McCourt steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Connolly is clearly losing his cool here!   He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt!  The ref stops the action and tells Connolly to watch his head.  He gives McCourt time to recover.  
McCourt connects with a left hook.  
McCourt lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
McCourt lands a firm right hook.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance.  Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McCourt lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  McCourt holds on to his opponent.  McCourt leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  McCourt attempts to land a left hook, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to McCourt's liver.  
Connolly attempts to land a left uppercut, but McCourt sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
McCourt attempts to land a cross, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
McCourt lands two left hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Connolly tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
McCourt lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Connolly hits home with a left hook.  
Connolly throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McCourt connects with a solid right uppercut.  
McCourt is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Connolly lands a left hook.  
McCourt lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McCourt advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McCourt digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 8 Statistics
McCourt: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
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
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 Swansea, UK.... Martyn McCourt

Fight Statistics
McCourt: 
Total Punches Thrown: 289                           
Total Punches Landed: 190                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 103                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 254                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 178                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12                            

Connolly: 
Total Punches Thrown: 171                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 145                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3