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20/06/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Nhlakanipho Ekstein vs Dakarai Ayew

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 03/08/2030:

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 final eliminator for the South Africa-Gauteng Featherweight 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 Nhlakanipho Ekstein (17(7) - 0) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Dakarai Ayew(14 - 8(1) - 6 - 1(NC)) from Roodepoort, South Africa.  Both Ekstein and Ayew weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mzikayise Tlolane, and the three ringside judges are Jabulani Segolela, Lemme Van der Linde and Tokelo Motupa.  

Round 1: 

Ekstein steps away from his opponent.  Ayew tries to land a jab, but Ekstein sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Ekstein lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Ekstein lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ekstein throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance.  Ekstein sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein hits home with a cross.  
Ekstein lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a sharp jab.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Ekstein voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Ayew tries to tag Ekstein on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot!  
Ekstein is on target with an overhand right.  
Ekstein lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ayew steps away from his opponent.  Ekstein lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a solid jab.  
Ekstein is looking to close the distance.  Ayew throws a left uppercut, but Ekstein holds on to his opponent.  Ekstein is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Ekstein to stop fouling.  
Ekstein lands a sharp cross.  
Ekstein lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ayew's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Ayew's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Ayew finds the target with a jab.  
Ekstein advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands with a hard jab.  
Ayew feints a jab, but Ekstein is not fooled and is on target with a solid right uppercut.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Ekstein lands with a spiteful jab.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Ayew throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Ekstein lands a hard jab.  
Ekstein tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm cross.  
Ayew throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook to Ayew's ribcage.  
Ekstein tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Ekstein lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Ekstein connects with a cross.  
Ayew sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ayew attempts to land a jab, but Ekstein blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ekstein closes the distance and lands a stinging right hook.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Ekstein steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a jab to Ayew's body.  
Ekstein throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Ekstein connects with a sharp cross.  
Ekstein closes the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Ayew pivots from in front of his opponent.  Ayew tries to land a jab, but Ekstein slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Ayew's ribs.  
Ekstein steps inside and lands a solid left hook.  
Ekstein lands with a sharp jab.  
Ayew is on target with a right hook.  
Ekstein is on target with a cross.  
Ayew pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Ekstein lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Ekstein attempts to land a cross, but Ayew slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ekstein closes the distance.  Ayew quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ekstein lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Ayew sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ayew tries to land a jab, but Ekstein slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Ekstein steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Ekstein lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ekstein lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Ayew's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Ekstein lands with a stinging jab.  
Ayew lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Ekstein steps to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein closes the distance.  Ayew tries to land a left hook, but Ekstein parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein attempts to land a left hook, but Ayew slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ayew steps away from his opponent.  Ekstein is on target with a stinging cross.  
Ekstein lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ayew quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ekstein lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Ayew steps to the outside.  Ekstein hits home with an overhand right.  
Ekstein connects with a sharp cross.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein connects with a cross.  
Ekstein tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Ekstein connects with a sharp cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Ayew tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ekstein is on target with a jab.  
Ekstein hits home with a spiteful jab.  Ekstein tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Ekstein's ribs.  
Ekstein steps inside and lands a solid right hook.  
Ekstein lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein is on target with a jab.  
Ekstein steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a ramrod jab.  Ekstein tries to land an overhand left, but Ayew parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ekstein lands with a solid jab.  
Ekstein hits the target with a hard jab.  
Ekstein is looking to keep his distance and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Ekstein lands a spiteful jab.  
Ayew pivots from in front of his opponent.  Ekstein lands a jab to Ayew's body.  
Ekstein is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Ekstein clinches his opponent.  Ekstein is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Ekstein is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  


Round 5 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Ekstein lands a jab.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is on target with a left uppercut.  
Ekstein is on target with an overhand left.  
Ekstein gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Ekstein lands a spiteful jab.  
Ekstein lands a spiteful jab.  
Ekstein steps away from his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein tries to land a cross, but Ayew sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ayew is on target with a jab.  
Ekstein is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Ekstein steps to the outside and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Ekstein lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ekstein steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Ekstein is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ayew sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ayew quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ekstein connects with a cross.  
Ekstein SLAMS a mean cross into his opponents face.  AYEW IS DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 8.  
Ekstein tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein switches the action to the outside.  Ayew sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ekstein lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Ekstein lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ekstein hits home with an overhand left.  
Ekstein hits home with a sharp cross.  
Ekstein lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Ekstein tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ayew tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ekstein lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ayew tries to land a jab, but Ekstein parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Ekstein tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Ekstein lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is on target with a jab.  
Ayew throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ekstein lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ekstein connects with a cross.  
Ekstein lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is on target with a BRUTAL right hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE AYEW WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Ekstein gets on the inside.  Ekstein sees his opponent is hurt.  He's looking for the finish!  Ekstein SLAMS a HUGE right uppercut into his opponents face.  AYEW IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 6.  It looks like Ayew has now recovered from that shot earlier.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Ekstein's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Ayew lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ekstein is on target with a jab.  
Ekstein lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ayew sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ekstein SLAMS a hurtful cross into his opponents face.  AYEW IS DOWN!  HE TRIES TO RISE BUT HIS LEGS DONT RESPOND...THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Ekstein!  


Round 9 Statistics
Ekstein: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Ayew: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Fight Statistics
Ekstein: 
Total Punches Thrown: 345                           
Total Punches Landed: 217                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 312                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 200                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 154                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 89                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 191                           
Total Jabs Landed: 128                           

Ayew: 
Total Punches Thrown: 143                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 135                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 50                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3