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19/09/2037
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Ben Yuill vs James Groves

Boxing Daily Report from the James Saint-Claire promoted show at Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast,  taking place on 12/09/2037:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  On the line tonight is the Australia-Queensland Light Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Ben Yuill (22(10) - 1 - 1(NC)) who hails from Brisbane, Australia and James Groves(12 - 6(3)) from Gold Coast, Australia.  Yuill weighed in at 107 pounds and 4 ounces, while Groves weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Brendan Moultrie, and the three ringside judges are Seth Urbano, Ian Rabb and John Taggart.  

Round 1: 

Yuill lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Groves advances into close range.  Groves pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Yuill pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Yuill is on target with a jab.  
Yuill is looking to close the distance.  Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Yuill throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Groves hits home with a left uppercut.  
Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Yuill is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Groves throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Groves lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Groves attempts to land a left uppercut, but Yuill blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Groves is on target with a left hook.  
Groves walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Yuill lands two left hooks followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Groves digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Groves backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Yuill tries to tag Groves on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot!  
Yuill gets on the inside.  Groves drives a right uppercut into Yuill's ribs.  
Yuill attempts to land a cross, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Groves lands a jab to Yuill's body.  Groves throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Yuill lands a right hook.  
Yuill is on target with a cross.  
Groves lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Yuill digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage.  Yuill tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Yuill's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 2: 

Yuill lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Yuill is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Yuill lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill lands a cross.  
Groves lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yuill lands a sharp right hook.  
Groves gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Groves lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill is on target with a sharp cross.  
Yuill tries to step out of his opponents range.  Yuill sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Yuill tries to land a right hook, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yuill lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Groves gets on the inside.  Yuill lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Yuill lands a cross.  
Groves closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Yuill tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Yuill lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  
Groves advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Groves advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Yuill's body.  
Yuill digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a stinging cross.  
Groves finds the target with a jab.  
Yuill closes the distance.  Groves is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Yuill connects with a firm cross.  
Yuill tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Groves throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Yuill's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Groves lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Groves lands a left hook.  
Groves connects with a left hook.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Groves closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Groves connects with a left uppercut.  
Yuill throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yuill lands a solid cross to his opponents body.  
Yuill is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid cross.  
Yuill hits home with a firm cross.  
Groves connects with a cross.  
Yuill switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Groves lands a cross.  
Yuill connects with a cross.  
Groves closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Yuill's body.  
Yuill is on target with a right hook to Groves's ribs.  
Groves gets on the inside.  Yuill lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Groves drives a left hook into Yuill's body.  
Groves hits home with a cross.  
Yuill is looking to close the distance and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  


Round 4 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Yuill closes the distance.  Groves attempts to land a left hook, but Yuill blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Groves's liver.  
Yuill sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yuill is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Groves gets on the inside.  Yuill sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Yuill tries to land a right hook, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Yuill steps inside.  Yuill sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Yuill attempts to land a cross, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yuill switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Groves closes the distance.  Yuill attempts to land a right hook, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yuill drives a sharp left hook into Groves's liver.  
Groves lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Yuill is on target with a cross.  
Yuill is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  Yuill attempts to land a left uppercut, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Groves hits home with a left hook.  
Groves connects with a left hook.  
Yuill switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Groves gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Groves gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Groves closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Groves gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yuill steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Yuill advances into close range.  Yuill quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Groves's ribcage.  
Yuill tries to land a right hook, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Groves steps inside.  Yuill throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Yuill switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yuill is on target with a firm cross.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross to Groves's body.  
Groves gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Groves is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Yuill's body.  
Yuill lands a solid overhand left.  
Groves lands a jab.  
Yuill sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Groves is on target with a left hook.  
Groves lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range.  Groves attempts to land an overhand right, but Yuill blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yuill lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yuill is looking to close the distance and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range.  Groves lands a cross.  
Groves advances into close range.  Yuill lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and lands a stinging cross.  
Yuill connects with an overhand left.  Yuill attempts to land an overhand right, but Groves sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Groves closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Groves advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill connects with a cross.  
Yuill is on target with a firm right hook to Groves's body.  
Groves is on target with a right hook to Yuill's body.  
Yuill tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yuill steps to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yuill steps to the outside.  Yuill lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Groves tries to land a jab, but Yuill dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Yuill quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Yuill steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves advances into close range.  Yuill lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Yuill hits home with a stinging left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Yuill is on target with a left hook to Groves's body.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and is on target with a solid cross.  
Yuill lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves digs in a left hook to Yuill's liver.  
Groves tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut to Groves's ribcage.  
Yuill is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Yuill tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Groves closes the distance.  Yuill drives a firm right hook into Groves's body.  
Groves closes the distance.  Yuill hits home with a left uppercut.  Yuill throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Groves throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Groves hits home with a right hook.  
Yuill steps to the outside and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Yuill is on target with a sharp cross.  
Yuill drives a left uppercut into Groves's body.  
Yuill is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Yuill sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a firm overhand right.  


Round 8 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Yuill pivots to the left of his opponent.  Groves drives a right hook into Yuill's body.  
Yuill steps inside.  Yuill pivots to the left of his opponent.  Yuill tries to land a right hook, but Groves blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Groves digs in a left hook to Yuill's body.  
Groves advances into close range and drives a left hook into Yuill's body.  
Yuill lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Yuill steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Yuill is on target with a right hook to Groves's body.  
Yuill is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging overhand left.  
Yuill closes the distance.  Yuill quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Groves lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  Yuill lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill steps to the outside.  Groves lands a jab.  
Groves gets on the inside.  Yuill sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Groves's body.  Yuill goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Groves's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Yuill tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yuill lands a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Groves's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 9 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 10: 

Yuill tries to step out of his opponents range.  Yuill sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Groves advances into close range.  Yuill digs in a solid right uppercut to Groves's ribs.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Yuill dabs at his face checking for damage.  Yuill has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused minor damage to the nose.  
Groves is looking to close the distance.  Yuill tries to land a right uppercut, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Groves lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Groves lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Yuill connects with a stinging cross.  
Yuill goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Groves's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Groves lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Groves lands a jab.  
Yuill tries to land a left uppercut, but Groves slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yuill sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Yuill digs in a sharp right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  Yuill throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Groves digs in a left uppercut to Yuill's body.  
Groves finds the target with a jab.  
Yuill lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Groves attempts to land a jab, but Yuill blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Groves connects with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Yuill: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 96 - 95  95 - 95  96 - 95

The winner, by Majority Decision, from Brisbane, Australia.... Ben Yuill

Fight Statistics
Yuill: 
Total Punches Thrown: 328                           
Total Punches Landed: 141                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 235                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 321                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 136                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Total Jabs Landed: 5                             

Groves: 
Total Punches Thrown: 311                           
Total Punches Landed: 111                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 252                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9