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Danny Couts vs Ian Hope
Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Robina Stadium, Gold Coast, taking place on 16/11/2030: 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. On the line tonight is the WRBA Middleweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on SBS1, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Danny The Thin Man Couts (35(14) - 2(1)) who hails from Sydney, Australia and Ian Light Foot Hope(33(12) - 5) from Lincoln, USA. Both Couts and Hope weighed in at 160 pounds. The referee tonight is Neil McAllaster, and the three ringside judges are Oliver Mullane, Ian Norris and Fraser McNabb. Round 1: Couts lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Couts throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Hope steps inside. Couts sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hope is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Couts switches the action to the outside. Hope sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Couts lands an overhand right. Hope connects with a sharp left hook. Hope is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Couts lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Couts lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Hope steps inside and drives a right hook into Couts's body. Couts pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hope gets on the inside and manages to force Couts onto the ropes. Hope lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Hope quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Couts hits home with a right hook. Couts hits home with a right hook. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a cross into Hope's body. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Couts throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Couts lands a spiteful jab. Hope manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Hope drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts finds the target with a hard jab. Couts steps to the outside and is on target with a solid jab to Hope's body. Couts lands with a ramrod jab. Couts lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Hope advances into close range and drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Hope lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hope gets on the inside and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hope's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 52 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 53 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 22 Body Shots Landed: 4 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 25 Body Shots Landed: 14 Round 2: Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Hope advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by two left hooks to his opponents body. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a sharp jab. Couts tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Couts snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Hope walks Couts onto the ropes. Couts attempts to land a left hook, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hope drives a right hook into Couts's body. Hope attempts to land a left uppercut, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hope drives a left hook into Couts's liver. Hope connects with a right hook. Hope advances into close range and walks Couts onto the ropes. Couts is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Hope advances into close range. Hope quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Couts tries to land a right hook, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a cross. Couts steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Hope digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Hope attempts to land a left uppercut, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hope closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts pivots to the side of his opponent. Hope is on target with a left hook to Couts's ribs. Couts steps to the outside and hits home with a stiff jab. Hope lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Couts lands a spiteful jab. Couts steps to the outside and lands a cross. Couts tries to land an overhand left, but Hope dodges the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Hope lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Couts pivots to the left of his opponent. Hope lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Couts pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Couts's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 50 Power Shots Landed: 25 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 34 Body Shots Landed: 16 Round 3: Couts lands with a hard jab. Couts snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Hope is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross. Couts attempts to land a cross, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a spiteful jab. Couts lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Hope manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Hope lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Hope closes the distance. Couts lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts connects with a right uppercut. Couts throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Couts connects with a left uppercut. Hope is on target with a sharp left hook. Couts steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab. Hope steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Couts steps away from his opponent and lands with a hard jab. Couts attempts to land a jab, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Hope cuts off the ring, trapping Couts on the ropes. Hope drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Hope lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Hope throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents body. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Couts tries to land an overhand left, but Hope parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut. Hope is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab. Couts tries to land a jab, but Hope slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Round 3 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 51 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 25 Body Shots Landed: 15 Round 4: Couts is looking to keep his distance. Couts feints a left, and then drives a jab into his opponents body. Couts lands a stinging jab. Hope steps inside and is on target with a right hook. Couts digs in a left hook to Hope's body. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid jab. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Couts is on target with an overhand right. Couts attempts to land a jab, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Couts lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Couts hits home with a ramrod jab. Hope gets on the inside. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Couts tries to land a jab, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut. Couts lands a spiteful jab. Hope steps inside. Couts lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Couts throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Couts lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Couts is on target with a stiff jab. Hope advances into close range and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Hope attempts to land a left hook, but Couts sidesteps and counters with a cross. Hope advances into close range and lands a left hook. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Hope is looking to close the distance. Couts attempts to land a right hook, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Couts lands a left hook. Hope manouvers Couts onto the ropes. Couts tries to land a left hook, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Couts's body. Couts steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Couts tries to land a jab, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Couts snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Couts lands a straight 1 - 2. Couts feints a jab, and then connects with a cross. Round 4 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 29 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 20 Body Shots Landed: 8 Round 5: Couts is on target with a jab. Hope closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Hope attempts to land a right hook, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Couts steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right. Hope closes the distance and walks Couts onto the ropes. Hope is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Hope drives a right hook into his opponents body. Hope digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Hope manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Hope drives a right hook into Couts's body. Couts steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Hope is looking to close the distance. Couts hits home with a left uppercut. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a ramrod jab. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Couts drives a jab into his opponents body. Couts tries to land an overhand right, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Hope walks Couts onto the ropes. Couts hits home with a left uppercut. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Couts's body. Couts lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hope gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to Couts's ribs. Couts is on target with a jab. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Hope slips the shot and counters with a firm cross. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Couts throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Round 5 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 9 Round 6: Hope advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hope throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Couts feints a right, and then is on target with a jab. Hope advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Hope walks Couts onto the ropes. Hope lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hope gets on the inside and manages to force Couts onto the ropes. Hope digs in a right hook to Couts's body. Hope lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Couts throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Couts lands a ramrod jab. Couts feints a left, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Couts lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Hope digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Hope closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Couts on the ropes. Hope tries to land a right uppercut, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Hope gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Couts's body. Hope tries to land a right hook, but Couts sidesteps and counters with a cross. Hope lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Hope digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Hope drives a left uppercut into Couts's body. Hope attempts to land a right hook, but Couts slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hope lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Couts ties up his opponent. Hope pushes his forearm into Couts's face. The referee warns Hope and breaks the clinch. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Hope lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 6 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 29 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 44 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 34 Body Shots Landed: 18 Round 7: Couts finds the target with a hard jab. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Hope advances into close range and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Hope digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Hope throws a left hook, but Couts clinches his opponent. Couts pushes his forearm into Hope's face. The ref separates the two fighters. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Hope manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Hope drives a left hook into Couts's body. Hope attempts to land a right hook, but Couts sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a hard jab. Couts tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Couts attempts to land a jab, but Hope dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Hope closes the distance and forces Couts to back into the ropes. Hope is on target with a solid right uppercut. Hope throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Couts switches the action to the outside and is on target with a ramrod jab. Hope is looking to close the distance. Couts pivots to the side of his opponent. Hope lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Couts finds the target with a jab. Couts lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hope steps inside. Couts tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Couts steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Hope advances into close range and walks Couts down, trapping him on the ropes. Hope lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Couts connects with a right hook. Hope lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. As Couts tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hope dabs at his face checking for damage. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Couts is on target with a ramrod jab. Hope closes the distance. Couts sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Couts tries to land a left hook, but Hope parries the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Hope drives a left hook into Couts's liver. Couts switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand left. Round 7 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 40 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 22 Body Shots Landed: 14 Round 8: Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head. Couts is on target with a sharp jab. Couts lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Couts tries to land a jab, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Couts pivots to the left of his opponent. Couts throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref ignores Hope's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Couts is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand right, but Hope slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Couts tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Couts lands a cross. Couts lands with a stiff jab. Hope tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Hope closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Hope digs in a right hook to Couts's ribs. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Hope slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Hope feints a cross, and then connects with a sharp overhand right. Hope is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Hope steps inside and hits home with a left hook. Couts hits home with an overhand right. Couts lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Hope closes the distance and connects with a right hook. Hope tries to land a right hook, but Couts sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Hope's body. Hope is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Hope lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. He then lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Couts steps away from his opponent. Couts quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab. Hope steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Couts switches the action to the outside and hits home with a hard jab. Round 8 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 28 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 49 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 9 Round 9: Couts lands a stinging jab. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Couts attempts to land a left hook, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook. Couts pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Couts is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but Hope dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Couts lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Couts lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Hope is on target with a cross to Couts's body. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hope is looking to close the distance and connects with a solid right hook. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Couts connects with an overhand right. Hope is looking to close the distance and forces Couts to back into the ropes. Hope connects with a stinging right uppercut. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hope pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts is on target with a cross. Couts quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Hope steps inside and manouvers Couts onto the ropes. Hope drives a right uppercut into Couts's ribcage. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Couts attempts to land a jab, but Hope dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Hope advances into close range. Couts is on target with a right hook. Couts switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Couts lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts attempts to land a jab, but Hope sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Couts steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Hope closes the distance and walks Couts onto the ropes. Couts drives a left hook into his opponents body. Hope lands a right hook followed by two left hooks to his opponents body. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Round 9 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 66 Head Shots Landed: 38 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 9 Round 10: Couts lands a jab. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Couts snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Couts throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Hope advances into close range and drives a right hook into Couts's ribs. Couts steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Couts lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts lands an overhand left. Couts hits home with a spiteful jab. Hope advances into close range. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hope tries to land a left hook, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Couts steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Couts finds the target with a ramrod jab. Couts throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook. Couts drives a firm jab into his opponents body. Hope closes the distance. Couts throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Couts steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Couts connects with an overhand right. Couts tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Couts sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab. Couts snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab. Couts lands a cross. Hope is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Hope throws a right hook, but Couts clinches his opponent. Hope is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Hope about fouling. Couts switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hope is looking to close the distance. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Hope lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab. Hope gets on the inside and lands a stinging right hook. Hope gets on the inside and manages to force Couts onto the ropes. Couts connects with a left hook. Hope drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Couts steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Hope slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hope tries to land a left hook, but Couts slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hope walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Hope lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Couts's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight. Couts's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 10 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 30 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 54 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 8 Round 11: Couts hits home with a left uppercut. Couts tries to land a right hook, but Hope parries the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Hope lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Couts steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a spiteful jab. Hope steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Hope pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Hope lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Hope is on target with a left hook. Couts holds on to his opponent. Couts leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Hope connects with a sharp right uppercut. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand left to the head. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Couts sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Couts tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Couts lands with a ramrod jab. Couts feints a left, and then lands a cross. Hope manouvers Couts onto the ropes. Couts lands a right hook. Hope lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body. Hope is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Couts lands a right hook. Couts steps to the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab. Hope closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Hope drives a left uppercut into Couts's body. Couts steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Couts feints a jab, and then lands a cross. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Hope's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 11 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 12 Round 12: Hope gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head. Hope lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Couts is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to Hope's body. Couts is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a spiteful jab. Couts lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Hope gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Couts's body. Couts steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Couts tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Couts is on target with a cross. Hope gets on the inside. Couts pivots to the right of his opponent. Couts is on target with a left hook. Couts attempts to land a left hook, but Hope blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Couts hits home with a ramrod jab. Couts sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab. Hope digs in a right hook to Couts's body. Hope drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Hope attempts to land a right hook, but Couts blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Couts is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Couts lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Couts hits home with a ramrod jab. Hope steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Hope drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs. Hope forces Couts to retreat onto the ropes. Hope drives a right hook into Couts's ribs. Couts lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hope is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Couts tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hope is looking to close the distance and forces Couts to retreat onto the ropes. Hope sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Hope sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body. Round 12 Statistics Couts: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 18 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hope: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 40 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 30 Body Shots Landed: 17 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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 - 10 10 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 119 - 110 119 - 110 118 - 110 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sydney, Australia.... Danny The Thin Man Couts Fight Statistics Couts: Total Punches Thrown: 710 Total Punches Landed: 350 Total Head Shots Thrown: 607 Total Head Shots Landed: 322 Total Body Shots Thrown: 103 Total Body Shots Landed: 28 Total Power Shots Thrown: 421 Total Power Shots Landed: 164 Total Jabs Thrown: 289 Total Jabs Landed: 186 Hope: Total Punches Thrown: 434 Total Punches Landed: 220 Total Head Shots Thrown: 166 Total Head Shots Landed: 71 Total Body Shots Thrown: 268 Total Body Shots Landed: 149 Total Power Shots Thrown: 428 Total Power Shots Landed: 220 Total Jabs Thrown: 6 Total Jabs Landed: 0