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08/04/2034
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Musa Bapela vs Thulani Mthethwa

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Soweto Hall, Soweto,  taking place on 12/03/2034:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the South Africa-Gauteng Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Musa Bapela (25(4) - 11(2)) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Thulani Mthethwa(16 - 7(1) - 3 - 1(NC)) from Soweto, South Africa.  Bapela weighed in at 174 pounds and 10 ounces, while Mthethwa weighed in at 174 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is John Loulendo, and the three ringside judges are Johnny Kamalebo, Aenas Van der Walt and John Nzambi.  

Round 1: 

Bapela digs in a right hook to Mthethwa's body.  
Mthethwa throws a left hook, but Bapela clinches his opponent.  Bapela is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Bapela gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Bapela holds on to his opponent.  Bapela pushes his forearm into Mthethwa's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bapela is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Bapela closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  Bapela leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bapela lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Bapela clinches his opponent.  Bapela is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Bapela pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bapela lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  Bapela pushes his forearm into Mthethwa's face.  The ref breaks Bapela's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Bapela tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Bapela steps inside and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela gets on the inside and lands a left hook, right hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bapela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Bapela steps inside and forces Mthethwa to back into the blue corner.  Bapela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela pivots to the left of his opponent.  Bapela digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  Bapela pushes his forearm into Mthethwa's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Bapela.  
Bapela gets on the inside and is on target with a solid left hook.  Bapela holds on to his opponent.  Bapela is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Bapela's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Bapela is looking to close the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Bapela gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Bapela clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Bapela pushes his forearm into Mthethwa's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Bapela about fouling.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mthethwa's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Mthethwa's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Mthethwa's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Bapela drives a left uppercut into Mthethwa's liver.  
Bapela is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Mthethwa lands with a stinging jab.  
Mthethwa lands a stinging jab.  
Bapela closes the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook to Mthethwa's body.  
Mthethwa throws a right hook, but Bapela holds on to his opponent.  Bapela is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Bapela is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Bapela.  
Bapela lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bapela gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Mthethwa pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela steps inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela forces Mthethwa to back into the ropes.  Bapela is on target with a solid right hook to Mthethwa's ribcage.  
Bapela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela drives a left hook into Mthethwa's body.  
Bapela lands a jab to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Bapela advances into close range.  Bapela lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Bapela to stop holding.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mthethwa dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bapela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bapela drives a cross into Mthethwa's body.  
Bapela lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Body Shots Landed: 25                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Bapela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Bapela closes the distance and hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Bapela drives a right hook into Mthethwa's body.  
Bapela pivots to the left of his opponent.  Bapela throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bapela lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a firm left uppercut.  
Bapela digs in a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bapela closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Bapela digs in a stinging right hook to Mthethwa's ribcage.  
Bapela lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bapela is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Mthethwa almost instantly recovers. 
Bapela gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Mthethwa quickly recovers. 
Bapela lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Bapela advances into close range and digs in a stinging right hook to Mthethwa's body.  Bapela clinches his opponent.  Bapela leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bapela lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Mthethwa quickly recovers. 
Bapela pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Mthethwa's ribs.  
Bapela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Bapela holds on to his opponent.  Bapela tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Mthethwa behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Bapela about fouling.  Mthethwa quickly recovers. 


Round 3 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Body Shots Landed: 23                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Bapela lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela walks Mthethwa down, trapping him in a corner.  Mthethwa tries to land a left uppercut, but Bapela dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bapela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa is on target with a jab.  
Bapela finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bapela advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Bapela advances into close range and lands a solid right hook.  
Bapela steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  
Bapela advances into close range and drives a right hook into Mthethwa's body.  
Mthethwa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bapela lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  Bapela leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Bapela to stop holding.  
Bapela is on target with a left hook to Mthethwa's ribs.  
Bapela drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bapela dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bapela lands three consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Bapela is on target with a solid left hook to Mthethwa's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Bapela closes the distance and lands two left hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Bapela digs in a left hook to Mthethwa's liver.  
Bapela feints a left, and then lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Bapela advances into close range and drives a solid right uppercut into Mthethwa's ribs.  
Bapela lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bapela walks Mthethwa into the blue corner.  Bapela digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela walks Mthethwa down, trapping him in the corner.  Bapela digs in a solid right hook to Mthethwa's body.  
Bapela lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Bapela advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bapela lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bapela lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bapela lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  He then lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Bapela is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Bapela closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 38                            
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Body Shots Landed: 31                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Bapela gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Mthethwa's body.  
Bapela advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bapela is on target with a cross.  
Bapela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bapela forces Mthethwa to retreat into the blue corner.  Bapela drives a right hook into Mthethwa's ribcage.  
Bapela lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Mthethwa now seems to have got his legs back.  
Bapela lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Bapela lands a firm left hook.  
Bapela forces Mthethwa to back into the red corner.  Bapela lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa switches the action to the outside.  Bapela feints a left hook, and then is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Bapela closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Bapela closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela walks Mthethwa into the corner.  Bapela lands a left hook.  
Bapela drives a right hook into Mthethwa's ribs.  
Bapela gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs, AND KNOCKS MTHETHWA DOWN!  He is still struggling to his feet as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Bapela!  


Round 6 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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


Fight Statistics
Bapela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 258                           
Total Punches Landed: 170                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 188                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 130                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 245                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 166                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Mthethwa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 118                           
Total Punches Landed: 9                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 99                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 52                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5