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23/08/2035
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Sam Balakshin vs Matt Connolly

Boxing Daily Report from the ADR Boxing promoted show at Wollongong Showground, Wollongong,  taking place on 26/05/2035:

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.  On the line tonight is the Oceania Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Sam Balakshin (27(17) - 0 - 1) who hails from Melbourne, Australia and Matt Connolly(21 - 6(1)) from Adelaide, Australia.  Balakshin weighed in at 125 pounds and 5 ounces, while Connolly weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Inigo Macina, and the three ringside judges are Robert Callis, Colin McKay and Antwan Campbell.  

Round 1: 

Balakshin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Balakshin snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Balakshin quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balakshin attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Connolly lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Connolly digs in a left hook to Balakshin's ribs.  
Balakshin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balakshin attempts to land a jab, but Connolly parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin lands a cross to the body, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the head.  
Balakshin finds the target with a jab.  
Connolly steps inside.  Balakshin lands a right hook.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Connolly walks Balakshin onto the ropes.  Connolly pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balakshin lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balakshin lands with a solid jab.  
Connolly closes the distance and digs in a left hook to Balakshin's body.  
Balakshin attempts to land a right hook, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Balakshin's body.  
Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balakshin is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to back into the ropes.  Connolly is on target with a right hook to Balakshin's ribs.  
Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balakshin lands a spiteful jab.  
Connolly digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Balakshin lands an overhand right followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands with a ramrod jab.  
Connolly is looking to close the distance.  Balakshin lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Balakshin throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin is on target with a jab.  
Balakshin steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to retreat onto the ropes.  Balakshin digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balakshin feints a cross, tricking Connolly into countering with a left uppercut.  Balakshin springs the trap and counters with  a right uppercut.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Connolly's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 2: 

Balakshin hits home with a cross.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to back into the ropes.  Connolly attempts to land a jab, but Balakshin sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Connolly advances into close range.  Balakshin pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Connolly's body.  
Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Balakshin tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Connolly connects with a cross.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balakshin lands a sharp jab.  
Connolly pivots to the side of his opponent.  Connolly throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance.  Balakshin feints a left, and then lands a cross to the head, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the body.  
Balakshin attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to retreat onto the ropes.  Balakshin tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balakshin tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balakshin lands a cross.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Balakshin pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Balakshin lands a straight 1 - 2.  Balakshin tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to retreat onto the ropes.  Balakshin is on target with a stinging jab to Connolly's body.  
Connolly hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Connolly throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balakshin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Connolly pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Connolly gets on the inside.  Balakshin lands a right uppercut.  
Balakshin steps away from his opponent.  Balakshin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Balakshin attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin hits home with an overhand left.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Balakshin drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Connolly is on target with a left hook.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Connolly walks Balakshin down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balakshin lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance.  Connolly is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Balakshin snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Balakshin lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balakshin finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a cross.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Connolly closes the distance and forces Balakshin to retreat onto the ropes.  Balakshin tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balakshin steps away from his opponent and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Balakshin tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Balakshin connects with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a sharp cross to his opponents body.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Connolly lands a cross.  
Balakshin lands a stinging jab.  
Balakshin lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balakshin snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  Balakshin tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Balakshin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Jabs Landed: 23                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Balakshin lands a hard jab.  
Balakshin throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Balakshin connects with a cross.  
Connolly advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Connolly tries to land a right hook, but Balakshin blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balakshin finds the target with a jab.  
Balakshin lands a ramrod jab.  
Balakshin lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balakshin drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Connolly walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Connolly lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balakshin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid cross.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a firm overhand right.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Connolly gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  Connolly tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Connolly gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Connolly lands a left hook.  
Balakshin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Balakshin steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Balakshin tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balakshin is on target with a hard jab.  
Balakshin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Balakshin throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Balakshin throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Connolly is looking to close the distance and manages to force Balakshin onto the ropes.  Balakshin lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balakshin steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balakshin is on target with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Jabs Landed: 24                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Balakshin steps to the outside.  Balakshin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Balakshin tries to land a cross, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balakshin lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Balakshin tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balakshin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Balakshin tries to land a jab, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balakshin quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balakshin tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balakshin tries to land a jab, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside.  Balakshin stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Connolly lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin hits home with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balakshin lands with a spiteful jab.  
Connolly lands with a sharp jab.  
Connolly is looking to close the distance.  Balakshin lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He then lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Connolly walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Balakshin hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Balakshin lands a hard jab.  
Balakshin tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Balakshin attempts to land a jab, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balakshin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to retreat onto the ropes.  Connolly throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Connolly's liver.  
Connolly hits home with a cross.  
Balakshin lands a solid jab to Connolly's body.  
Balakshin lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Balakshin attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Balakshin finds the target with a spiteful jab.  Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balakshin lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Balakshin hits home with a left hook.  Balakshin throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Connolly feints a right hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance.  Balakshin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Connolly walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Connolly tries to land a cross, but Balakshin slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Connolly hits home with a cross.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Balakshin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balakshin lands a stiff jab.  
Connolly is on target with a jab.  
Balakshin pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balakshin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Connolly forces Balakshin to back into the ropes.  Connolly lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Connolly advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  Balakshin clinches his opponent.  Balakshin is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Connolly lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balakshin lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balakshin is looking to keep his distance.  Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balakshin is on target with a sharp jab.  
Balakshin tries to land a jab, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin tries to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin is on target with a jab.  
Balakshin finds the target with a hard jab.  
Balakshin lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakshin attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly lands a cross.  
Balakshin lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Balakshin drives a right hook into Connolly's body.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
Balakshin is on target with a cross.  
Connolly lands a stiff jab.  
Connolly lands a cross.  
Balakshin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly walks Balakshin down, trapping him on the ropes.  Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balakshin is on target with a jab.  
Balakshin attempts to land a left hook, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balakshin throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakshin lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balakshin waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Connolly lands a jab to Balakshin's body.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Balakshin is on target with a hard jab.  
Connolly is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balakshin steps to the outside.  Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Connolly tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balakshin hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Connolly manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balakshin lands a jab.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand left to the head.  
Balakshin circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Connolly lands a cross.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a hard jab.  
Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balakshin finds the target with a jab.  
Connolly manages to force Balakshin onto the ropes.  Balakshin attempts to land a jab, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balakshin switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balakshin is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Balakshin EXPLODES a spiteful cross into his opponents face.  CONNOLLY IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  HE TRIES TO RISE BUT HIS LEGS DONT RESPOND...THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Balakshin!  


Round 7 Statistics
Balakshin: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Fight Statistics
Balakshin: 
Total Punches Thrown: 408                           
Total Punches Landed: 223                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 355                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 196                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 53                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 205                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 203                           
Total Jabs Landed: 113                           

Connolly: 
Total Punches Thrown: 245                           
Total Punches Landed: 85                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 209                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11