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28/05/2043
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Lado Ballantyne vs Laken Mpeta

Boxing Daily Report from the African Boxing 3.0 promoted show at Johannesburg Tlolane, Johannesburg,  taking place on 31/03/2040:

Clearly African Boxing 3.0 have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa-Gauteng Super Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Lado Ballantyne (4 - 17(1) - 2) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Laken Mpeta(4 - 9(1) - 3) from Johannesburg, South Africa.  Both Ballantyne and Mpeta weighed in at 115 pounds.  
The referee tonight is David Khumalo, and the three ringside judges are John Nzambi, Tshepo Nqakula and Quaddus Rascalimu.  

Round 1: 

Mpeta attempts to land a right uppercut, but Ballantyne sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Ballantyne lands a left hook.  
Mpeta closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Mpeta steps inside.  Ballantyne hits home with a left hook.  
Mpeta walks Ballantyne into a neutral corner.  Ballantyne drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Ballantyne hits home with a left hook.  Ballantyne tries to land a right hook, but Mpeta blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and is on target with a cross to Mpeta's body.  
Mpeta gets on the inside.  Ballantyne is on target with a left hook.  
Ballantyne sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ballantyne's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Mpeta's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Mpeta connects with a left hook.  
Mpeta steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Mpeta is on target with a right hook.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range.  Ballantyne sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Mpeta connects with a cross.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Ballantyne tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Ballantyne forces Mpeta to back into the blue corner.  Ballantyne feints a left, and then hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  


Round 2 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Mpeta closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Mpeta advances into close range.  Ballantyne quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mpeta connects with a left hook.  
Ballantyne lands a left uppercut.  
Ballantyne tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Ballantyne tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Mpeta hits home with a left hook.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance.  Ballantyne sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Ballantyne tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Mpeta connects with a right hook.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne is on target with a left uppercut.  
Mpeta lands a right hook.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Mpeta gets on the inside.  Mpeta pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Ballantyne hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Mpeta lands a right hook.  
Mpeta connects with a cross.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Ballantyne hits home with a left uppercut.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left.  
Ballantyne is on target with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Mpeta gets on the inside.  Ballantyne pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne connects with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Ballantyne steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Mpeta walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Mpeta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Ballantyne is on target with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Ballantyne lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Mpeta lands a left hook.  
Mpeta throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Ballantyne is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Ballantyne attempts to land a left hook, but Mpeta slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mpeta is on target with a left hook.  
Mpeta closes the distance.  Ballantyne lands a right uppercut.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep the action on the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Ballantyne attempts to land a left hook, but Mpeta slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Ballantyne hits home with an overhand left.  
Ballantyne steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne gets on the inside.  Mpeta lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Ballantyne lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mpeta lands a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Ballantyne pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mpeta is on target with a left hook.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Ballantyne hits home with an overhand left.  
Mpeta connects with a right uppercut.  
Mpeta is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Ballantyne switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Mpeta hits home with a right hook.  
Mpeta lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Mpeta's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 9 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Ballantyne closes the distance.  Mpeta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Ballantyne lands a cross.  
Ballantyne tries to keep the action at long range.  Ballantyne sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Ballantyne attempts to land a jab, but Mpeta dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mpeta advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Ballantyne steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Mpeta steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Ballantyne steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mpeta: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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 - 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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Lado Ballantyne

Fight Statistics
Ballantyne: 
Total Punches Thrown: 301                           
Total Punches Landed: 95                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 287                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 91                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 201                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 100                           
Total Jabs Landed: 28                            

Mpeta: 
Total Punches Thrown: 208                           
Total Punches Landed: 36                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 181                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1