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Ian Rantie vs Leeroy Maphatsoe
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Eastern Cape promoted show at East London Coetzee, East London, taking place on 03/01/2042: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show. This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa-Eastern Cape Super Lightweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Ian Rantie (12(2) - 6(2)) who hails from East London, South Africa and Leeroy Maphatsoe(5 - 2(1)) from East London, South Africa. Both Rantie and Maphatsoe weighed in at 140 pounds. The referee tonight is Deion Nsoh, and the three ringside judges are Chris Matata, Ewan Nyauza and Musa Majola. Round 1: Rantie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a jab. Maphatsoe throws a right hook, but Rantie clinches his opponent. Rantie pushes his forearm into Maphatsoe's face. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging jab. Rantie finds the target with a jab. Rantie throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Rantie sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Rantie attempts to land a left hook, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Rantie lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand right. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Rantie connects with a right hook. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie lands a cross. Maphatsoe closes the distance. Maphatsoe pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Maphatsoe throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Rantie lands a left hook. Rantie is on target with a right hook. Rantie steps to the outside and is on target with a stiff jab. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Maphatsoe gets on the inside and connects with a right hook. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a jab. Maphatsoe closes the distance and is on target with a left hook. Rantie lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe digs in a right uppercut to Rantie's body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Maphatsoe's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Maphatsoe's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Maphatsoe's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 23 Head Shots Thrown: 49 Head Shots Landed: 38 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Maphatsoe attempts to land a left uppercut, but Rantie sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Rantie closes the distance. Rantie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Maphatsoe throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Rantie lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Maphatsoe pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Maphatsoe lands a right uppercut. Rantie throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to his opponents ribs. Rantie tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a solid jab into his opponents face. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Maphatsoe closes the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Rantie sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Maphatsoe pivots to the side of his opponent. Rantie lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Maphatsoe gets on the inside. Rantie lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe walks Rantie down, trapping him in the corner. Rantie lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Maphatsoe pivots from in front of his opponent. Rantie lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rantie lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe is looking to close the distance. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Rantie advances into close range and lands a left hook. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie connects with an overhand right. Rantie lands a cross. Rantie attempts to land an overhand left, but Maphatsoe blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Rantie lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Rantie sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Rantie steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie attempts to land a cross, but Maphatsoe dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Maphatsoe gets on the inside and forces Rantie to back into the ropes. Maphatsoe tries to land a right uppercut, but Rantie blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rantie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Maphatsoe hits home with a firm right hook. Rantie clinches his opponent. As they grapple, Maphatsoe pushes his forearm into Rantie's face. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Maphatsoe. Round 2 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 61 Power Shots Landed: 44 Head Shots Thrown: 74 Head Shots Landed: 53 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Maphatsoe throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut. Maphatsoe hits home with a left uppercut. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross. Maphatsoe is looking to close the distance. Rantie connects with a right uppercut. Rantie hits home with a cross. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Maphatsoe tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Rantie hits home with an overhand right. Rantie tries to land a cross, but Maphatsoe blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Maphatsoe dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie connects with a stinging overhand left. Rantie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot. Rantie ties up his opponent. Rantie is using his forearm in the clinch. The referee warns Rantie and breaks the clinch. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie is on target with a jab. Rantie steps to the outside and lands with a solid jab. Rantie hits home with a cross. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Rantie lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe cuts off the ring, trapping Rantie on the ropes. Maphatsoe is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent. He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt! The ref tells Maphatsoe to keep his head out of his opponents face. He gives Rantie time to recover. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe advances into close range and throws a right hook, but Rantie clinches his opponent. Maphatsoe leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Maphatsoe manages to force Rantie onto the ropes. Maphatsoe connects with a right hook. Maphatsoe pivots to the right of his opponent. Rantie lands a right uppercut. Maphatsoe steps to the outside. Rantie lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands a jab followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Maphatsoe pivots from in front of his opponent. Rantie lands a left hook. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Rantie's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 3 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 40 Power Shots Landed: 28 Head Shots Thrown: 53 Head Shots Landed: 40 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Rantie steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Rantie pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie is on target with a jab. Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Maphatsoe is looking to close the distance. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a sharp right hook. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face. Maphatsoe closes the distance and manages to force Rantie onto the ropes. Maphatsoe is on target with a right hook. Maphatsoe advances into close range. You can sense Maphatsoe is getting frustrated in there. He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue. Rantie attempts to land a left hook, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Rantie lands a left hook. Maphatsoe hits home with a right uppercut. Maphatsoe throws a right hook, but Rantie holds on to his opponent. Rantie pushes his forearm into Maphatsoe's face. The referee warns Rantie and breaks the clinch. Maphatsoe is on target with a solid left hook to Rantie's body. Rantie steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Maphatsoe advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie switches the action to the outside. Rantie feints a left hook, but Maphatsoe ignores the feint and responds with a right uppercut. Rantie lands an overhand left followed by two straights to his opponents head. Rantie hits home with a stinging cross. Maphatsoe pivots to the left of his opponent. Maphatsoe throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie hits home with a left uppercut. Maphatsoe is on target with a right hook. Round 4 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 41 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range. Rantie is on target with a spiteful jab. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie digs in a right uppercut to Maphatsoe's ribs. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Rantie hits home with an overhand left. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Rantie steps inside. Maphatsoe lands a left hook. Rantie clinches his opponent. Rantie leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Rantie hits home with a right hook. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie drives a left hook into Maphatsoe's body. Rantie tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Maphatsoe pivots from in front of his opponent. Maphatsoe throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook. Rantie tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab. Maphatsoe steps inside and is on target with a right hook. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Maphatsoe steps inside. Rantie lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Rantie throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Rantie's ribs. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right. Rantie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Maphatsoe forces Rantie to retreat onto the ropes. Maphatsoe pivots to the left of his opponent. Maphatsoe hits home with a firm right hook. Rantie ties up his opponent. Rantie leans on his opponent using all his weight. Maphatsoe hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Maphatsoe. Rantie steps to the outside and hits home with a stinging overhand left. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie steps inside. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rantie throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut. Rantie digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Frustration is reaching boiling point for Maphatsoe now. He steps in close and headbutts his opponent! That has caused minor swelling around the right eye. The ref halts the action and sends Rantie to the neutral corner. He has a stern word with Maphatsoe and warns that a point will be deducted if he continues to foul. Rantie is on target with a stiff jab. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross. Round 5 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Rantie is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Rantie's ribs. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to Maphatsoe's body. Rantie is on target with a cross. Rantie hits home with a cross. Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to Rantie's body. Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside. Rantie lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Rantie hits home with a firm right hook. Rantie tries to land a right hook, but Maphatsoe parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Maphatsoe is looking to close the distance. Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Rantie lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Rantie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rantie lands a spiteful jab. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie is on target with a solid cross. Rantie lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Rantie pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross. Rantie lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie attempts to land an overhand right, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Rantie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rantie drives a left hook into his opponents body. Rantie throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Rantie is on target with a left hook. Rantie pivots to the right of his opponent. Maphatsoe lands a left hook. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Rantie connects with a cross. Rantie is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Round 6 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 49 Power Shots Landed: 28 Head Shots Thrown: 58 Head Shots Landed: 36 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 7: Rantie switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Rantie tries to land a cross, but Maphatsoe dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Rantie finds the target with a jab. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Maphatsoe gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rantie feints a left, and then tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Maphatsoe gets on the inside. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Rantie dabs at his face checking for damage. Rantie has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt. That has caused slight swelling around the left eye. Rantie switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab. Maphatsoe steps inside. Maphatsoe pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands with a spiteful jab. Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent. Rantie lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Maphatsoe advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe attempts to land a left hook, but Rantie sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a firm cross. Rantie lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rantie snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Rantie hits home with a sharp jab. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie finds the target with a jab. Maphatsoe hits home with a left hook. Rantie steps to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Rantie steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 23 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 41 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Maphatsoe is on target with a left hook to Rantie's body. Rantie steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross. Rantie attempts to land a jab, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Rantie sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Maphatsoe is on target with a cross. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a hard jab. Rantie throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Rantie advances into close range. Maphatsoe pivots to the side of his opponent. Maphatsoe lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Rantie holds on to his opponent. Rantie is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Rantie is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Rantie about fouling. Rantie feints a cross, and then finds the target with a hard jab. Maphatsoe gets on the inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Rantie steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right. Rantie lands a spiteful jab. Rantie snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Rantie pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Rantie lands a left hook. Rantie lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Rantie ties up his opponent. Rantie is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref stops the action and sends Maphatsoe to the neutral corner. He takes Rantie's arm and signals to each judge that a point should be deducted! Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Rantie's ribs. Maphatsoe walks Rantie down, trapping him on the ropes. Maphatsoe is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Rantie lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside. Rantie finds the target with a jab. Rantie switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp cross. Maphatsoe lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie steps away from his opponent and hits home with a firm cross. Round 8 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 9: Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a solid cross. Rantie lands a jab. Rantie lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Rantie steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Rantie connects with a cross. Maphatsoe throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range. Rantie connects with a solid overhand left. Rantie digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Maphatsoe connects with a right hook. Maphatsoe lands a stinging right hook. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross. Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Rantie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left. Rantie lands a straight 1 - 2. Rantie steps away from his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Rantie feints a cross, but Maphatsoe is not fooled and lands with a sharp cross. Maphatsoe lands a left hook. Rantie hits home with a cross. Maphatsoe steps inside and forces Rantie to back into the ropes. Maphatsoe drives a right uppercut into Rantie's body. Rantie is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Maphatsoe's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Rantie switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross. Rantie lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie lands a stinging overhand right. Rantie attempts to land a jab, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a solid cross. Rantie snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Rantie advances into close range and drives a sharp right hook into Maphatsoe's ribs. Rantie steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Maphatsoe hits home with a right hook. Rantie is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands an overhand right. Rantie throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Rantie's liver. Rantie lands a right hook. Rantie clinches his opponent. Maphatsoe leans on his opponent using all his weight. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Rantie to stop holding. Rantie drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body. Rantie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Rantie tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Rantie tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right. Rantie lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rantie throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Rantie lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Rantie lands a jab. Rantie advances into close range and connects with a right hook. Rantie lands a jab. Rantie lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Maphatsoe advances into close range. Rantie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook. Rantie is looking to keep the action on the outside. Rantie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Maphatsoe lands an overhand right. Rantie steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rantie connects with a cross. Rantie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Rantie lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body. Rantie lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rantie throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Round 10 Statistics Rantie: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 43 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 61 Head Shots Landed: 36 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Maphatsoe: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 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: 9 - 9 9 - 9 9 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 99 - 90 99 - 90 99 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from East London, South Africa.... Ian Rantie Fight Statistics Rantie: Total Punches Thrown: 558 Total Punches Landed: 348 Total Head Shots Thrown: 497 Total Head Shots Landed: 332 Total Body Shots Thrown: 61 Total Body Shots Landed: 16 Total Power Shots Thrown: 391 Total Power Shots Landed: 227 Total Jabs Thrown: 167 Total Jabs Landed: 121 Maphatsoe: Total Punches Thrown: 257 Total Punches Landed: 71 Total Head Shots Thrown: 197 Total Head Shots Landed: 56 Total Body Shots Thrown: 60 Total Body Shots Landed: 15 Total Power Shots Thrown: 239 Total Power Shots Landed: 69 Total Jabs Thrown: 18 Total Jabs Landed: 2
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