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17/07/2040
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Siyabonga Sono vs Paul Kabemba

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal promoted show at Umlazi Malherbe, Umlazi,  taking place on 19/02/2040:

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 mandatory fight for the South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Siyabonga Sono (19 - 11 - 1) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Paul Kabemba(14 - 2 - 1) from Umlazi, South Africa.  Sono weighed in at 239 pounds And 1 ounces, while Kabemba weighed in at 241 pounds And 1 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Sam Van Onselen, and the three ringside judges are Thamsanqa Mbeki, Modest Van Dyk and Ollie Rensburg.  

Round 1: 

Kabemba advances into close range.  Sono tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kabemba closes the distance.  Sono hits home with a left hook.  
Sono steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Sono pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kabemba lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono hits home with a stinging cross.  
Kabemba finds the target with a jab.  
Sono steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kabemba pivots to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Kabemba walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sono drives a firm right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Kabemba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sono's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Sono's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Sono is on target with a cross.  
Sono quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono tries to land a jab, but Kabemba sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sono tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Sono quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kabemba finds the target with a jab.  
Kabemba drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Sono tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono connects with an overhand left.  Sono attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba dodges the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Sono lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono connects with a cross.  
Sono is on target with a jab.  
Kabemba lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Sono pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kabemba finds the target with a hard jab.  
Kabemba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Kabemba connects with a cross.  
Sono throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Kabemba's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kabemba forces Sono to back into the ropes.  Kabemba connects with a stinging cross.  
Kabemba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Kabemba attempts to land a jab, but Sono slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kabemba pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Kabemba feints a right hook, but Sono does not fall for it and responds with a left uppercut.  
Kabemba walks his opponent into a corner.  Kabemba stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Sono connects with a firm cross.  Sono throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kabemba stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Sono lands a jab.  
Kabemba feints a jab and triggers a left uppercut counter from Sono.  Kabemba springs the trap and counters with  a right hook.  
Sono drives a jab into Kabemba's body.  
Kabemba pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sono lands a sharp cross.  
Sono is on target with a cross.  
Sono lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Sono throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Kabemba time to recover.  
Sono is on target with a jab to Kabemba's body.  
Kabemba manouvers Sono onto the ropes.  Kabemba hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sono snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Sono switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kabemba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kabemba is on target with a jab.  
Kabemba forces Sono to retreat into a neutral corner.  Kabemba lands with a solid jab.  
Kabemba steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Kabemba lands a jab.  
Kabemba feints a right hook, and then connects with a sharp cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Kabemba pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kabemba lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Kabemba tries to land a cross, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Kabemba feints a left hook, and then lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kabemba lands a stinging jab.  
Kabemba hits home with a sharp cross.  
Sono attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono tries to land a jab, but Kabemba blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Sono's body.  
Kabemba pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Sono lands a solid jab.  
Kabemba finds the target with a jab.  
Kabemba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kabemba hits home with a cross.  Kabemba attempts to land a cross, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Kabemba snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Kabemba lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sono lands a firm overhand right.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Sono attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kabemba pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kabemba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Kabemba attempts to land a left hook, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Kabemba gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sono connects with a stinging right hook.  
Sono steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kabemba hits home with a spiteful jab.  Kabemba tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sono tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Sono lands an overhand right.  
Kabemba drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Kabemba lands with a hard jab.  Kabemba tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kabemba steps inside.  Sono digs in a solid right hook to Kabemba's body.  
Kabemba lands a ramrod jab.  
Sono lands a stinging cross.  
Sono throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kabemba forces Sono to retreat into the blue corner.  Kabemba lands a right uppercut.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sono switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  
Kabemba digs in a solid left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Kabemba manouvers Sono onto the ropes.  Kabemba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sono lands a sharp jab.  
Kabemba lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Sono steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging overhand left.  
Kabemba connects with a solid cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Sono lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Kabemba is looking to close the distance.  Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kabemba throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Sono's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sono lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba manages to force Sono onto the ropes.  Sono lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  Sono tries to land an overhand right, but Kabemba slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sono is on target with a jab.  
Sono finds the target with a jab.  
Sono steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kabemba stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Sono finds the target with a jab.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Sono lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sono digs in a sharp left hook to Kabemba's body.  
Sono steps to the outside.  Sono drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Kabemba attempts to land a jab, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Sono is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kabemba tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kabemba pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kabemba is on target with a ramrod jab.  Kabemba throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono hits home with a firm right hook.  
Kabemba lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kabemba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kabemba tries to land a jab, but Sono slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kabemba is looking to close the distance and lands a firm right uppercut.  
Kabemba attempts to land a cross, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sono digs in a left hook to Kabemba's liver.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Kabemba is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Sono on the ropes.  Kabemba connects with a left hook.  
Kabemba hits home with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kabemba pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Sono lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba feints a cross, and then lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kabemba closes the distance.  Sono lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sono circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Kabemba lands a ramrod jab.  
Sono snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Sono connects with a stinging right uppercut.  
Kabemba advances into close range.  Sono lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kabemba tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Kabemba drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Kabemba manages to force Sono onto the ropes.  Sono finds the target with a jab.  
Sono lands a jab.  
Kabemba lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Kabemba's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 8 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Sono contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Kabemba throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kabemba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba lands a jab.  Kabemba tries to land a jab, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kabemba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Sono quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kabemba is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Kabemba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kabemba feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono attempts to land a jab, but Kabemba blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kabemba forces Sono to back into a corner.  Kabemba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid jab.  
Kabemba strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Kabemba feints a left hook, and then is on target with a jab.  
Kabemba manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Kabemba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kabemba closes the distance.  Kabemba pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Sono switches the action to the outside.  Kabemba hits home with a cross.  
Sono hits home with a cross.  Sono attempts to land a cross, but Kabemba parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kabemba connects with a cross.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Sono circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Kabemba tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Kabemba is looking to close the distance.  Kabemba pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sono drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sono steps away from his opponent.  Kabemba tries to land an overhand right, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Sono steps to the outside.  Kabemba lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Sono connects with a cross.  
Kabemba pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a hard jab.  
Kabemba advances into close range.  Kabemba pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sono is on target with a right hook.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sono steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Sono steps away from his opponent and is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Sono throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Sono is on target with a jab.  
Kabemba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kabemba gets on the inside.  Sono drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 10 Statistics
Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabemba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 94 - 96  94 - 96  94 - 96

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Umlazi, South Africa.... Paul Kabemba

Fight Statistics
Sono: 
Total Punches Thrown: 302                           
Total Punches Landed: 120                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 230                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 98                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 168                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 69                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 134                           
Total Jabs Landed: 51                            

Kabemba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 347                           
Total Punches Landed: 106                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 281                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 92                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 212                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 135                           
Total Jabs Landed: 50