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25/09/2030
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Amaat Botha vs Dikembe Bariagher

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 16/02/2030:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a mandatory fight for the South Africa-Gauteng Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on M-Net, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Amaat Botha (15(5) - 0) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Dikembe Bariagher(16 - 12(4) - 3) from Pretoria, South Africa.  Both Botha and Bariagher weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is William Ekstein, and the three ringside judges are Vince Van Deventer, Quannell Poku and Mzikayise Tlolane.  

Round 1: 

Bariagher walks Botha down, trapping him on the ropes.  Bariagher pivots from in front of his opponent.  Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands an overhand left to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Botha pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a cross, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range.  Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a hard jab.  
Botha is on target with a solid jab.  
Bariagher closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Botha on the ropes.  Bariagher sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha lands a solid right hook.  Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Bariagher blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Botha's body.  
Botha lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha lands an overhand left.  
Bariagher manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Botha lands a solid left hook.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bariagher's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Bariagher's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Botha is looking to keep his distance.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Botha throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Botha hits home with a solid jab.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance.  Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands with a stinging jab.  
Botha lands with a stinging jab.  
Botha lands a ramrod jab.  
Botha lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha lands a left hook.  
Botha pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a left hook.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha is on target with a firm jab to his opponents body.  
Bariagher advances into close range and throws a left hook, but Botha clinches his opponent.  Botha pushes his forearm into Bariagher's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha lands with a spiteful jab.  
Bariagher closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Botha lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha feints a left, and then lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Bariagher closes the distance and throws a right hook, but Botha clinches his opponent.  Botha is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Botha is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Botha and breaks the clinch.  
Botha feints a jab, but Bariagher ignores the feint and responds with a left uppercut.  
Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Bariagher is looking to close the distance.  Botha throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Botha throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
Bariagher walks Botha onto the ropes.  Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bariagher tries to land a cross, but Botha dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Bariagher is looking to close the distance.  Botha lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a solid jab.  
Botha lands with a sharp jab.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head, KNOCKING BARIAGHER DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  Bariagher almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Botha lands a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Botha hits the target with a hard jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Botha finds the target with a jab.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a sharp jab.  
Botha lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Bariagher attempts to land a cross, but Botha blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bariagher advances into close range.  Botha lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Botha switches the action to the outside.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Bariagher advances into close range.  Botha drives a right hook into Bariagher's ribcage.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Bariagher pushes his forearm into Botha's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Bariagher closes the distance and throws a right hook, but Botha clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks Botha's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Botha hits home with an overhand left.  
Bariagher is looking to close the distance.  Botha lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  Botha clinches his opponent.  Botha leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Bariagher pivots from in front of his opponent.  Botha is on target with a stinging right hook to Bariagher's ribs.  BARIAGHER WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Bariagher almost instantly recovers. 
Botha feints a cross, but Bariagher is not fooled and is on target with a cross.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Bariagher lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Botha pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Botha finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bariagher is looking to close the distance.  Botha lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Botha about fouling.  


Round 5 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bariagher sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a jab.  
Botha snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range.  Botha drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Bariagher attempts to land a cross, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Bariagher walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Botha lands two jab's to the head followed by a cross to the body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Botha stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Botha digs in a telling left uppercut to Bariagher's liver.  BARIAGHER HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  It looks like Bariagher has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Bariagher gets on the inside.  Bariagher pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Bariagher steps inside.  Bariagher pivots to the side of his opponent.  Botha drives a sharp left hook into Bariagher's body.  
Bariagher throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bariagher steps inside.  Botha hits home with a right hook.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Bariagher's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 6 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Bariagher sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Botha lands a hard jab.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range.  Botha waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Bariagher throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a telling cross.  IT LOOKS LIKE BARIAGHER WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Bariagher quickly recovers. 
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bariagher gets on the inside.  Bariagher pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bariagher throws a left hook, but Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a solid cross.  
Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Bariagher advances into close range.  Botha connects with a stinging left uppercut.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Botha throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Botha thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Bariagher away.  Botha lands a nasty left hook.  DOWN GOES BARIAGHER!  HE TRIES TO RISE BUT HIS LEGS DONT RESPOND...THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Botha!  


Round 7 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bariagher: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Botha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 239                           
Total Punches Landed: 162                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 214                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 150                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 88                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 115                           
Total Jabs Landed: 74                            

Bariagher: 
Total Punches Thrown: 141                           
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 121                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 70                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1