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07/05/2043
EOD Running: Rankings
Balder Handal vs Skipp Balstad

Boxing Daily Report from the Xtreme Fighting Champions promoted show at Oslo Hoel, Oslo,  taking place on 18/01/2043:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Norway Minimumweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Balder Handal (22(1) - 4) who hails from Oslo, Norway and Skipp Balstad(18 - 11(1)) from Oslo, Norway.  Handal weighed in at 105 pounds, while Balstad weighed in at 104 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Unni Horne, and the three ringside judges are Roscoe Watne, Olaf Bergland and Olaf Bergland.  

Round 1: 

Handal gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut.  
Balstad connects with a left hook.  
Balstad throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Handal time to recover.  
Handal steps away from his opponent.  Balstad tries to land an overhand left, but Handal parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Handal lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Handal tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balstad hits home with a cross.  
Handal steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Balstad gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  Balstad throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balstad pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  Balstad goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Handal time to recover.  
Handal steps away from his opponent.  Balstad sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Handal steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Handal pivots to the side of his opponent.  Handal throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Handal lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Handal gets on the inside.  Balstad lands a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Handal's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Balstad's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Balstad lands a jab.  
Handal is on target with a cross.  
Handal finds the target with a jab.  
Handal steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Handal lands a cross.  Handal throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Handal lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balstad lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balstad advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Handal is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Balstad lands a jab.  
Handal drives a right uppercut into Balstad's body.  
Balstad lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balstad manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Balstad connects with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Handal closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balstad lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Handal forces Balstad to back into a corner.  Balstad drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Handal closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Handal is looking to keep his distance.  Balstad throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Balstad is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Handal closes the distance.  Handal pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Handal tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but Balstad slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balstad attempts to land a left hook, but Handal sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Handal steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Handal's liver.  
Handal switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Balstad sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Handal connects with a left hook.  
Handal lands a cross to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Balstad digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balstad closes the distance.  Handal tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Handal's body.  
Balstad pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balstad throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Handal throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balstad gets on the inside.  Balstad sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Handal hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Balstad pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Balstad pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Handal is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Balstad hits home with a cross.  
Handal steps inside.  Handal pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Handal connects with a cross.  
Handal lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balstad is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Handal sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balstad digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Handal is on target with a cross.  
Handal steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Handal is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Balstad manouvers Handal into the corner.  Balstad hits home with a left hook.  
Handal is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Balstad gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Handal lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balstad lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balstad hits home with a cross.  
Balstad lands a right hook.  
Handal hits home with a cross.  
Handal gets on the inside.  Balstad lands a left hook.  Balstad attempts to land a right hook, but Handal slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Handal lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Handal hits home with a left uppercut.  
Handal gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Handal tries to keep the action at long range.  Balstad connects with a cross.  
Handal closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Handal is on target with a left hook.  
Handal lands a left hook.  
Balstad hits home with a right hook.  
Handal lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Handal advances into close range.  Balstad is on target with a left hook.  
Balstad lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Balstad lands a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Handal switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Handal drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Handal drives a left hook into Balstad's liver.  
Balstad is looking to close the distance and walks Handal down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Balstad is on target with a right hook.  
Handal connects with a cross.  
Handal lands two left hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Handal is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Balstad is on target with a right hook.  
Handal is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Handal is on target with a cross.  
Handal lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Handal hits home with a stinging cross.  
Handal is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Handal steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Balstad steps inside and walks Handal down, trapping him on the ropes.  Handal is on target with a left hook.  
Balstad connects with a left uppercut.  
Balstad hits home with a right hook.  
Balstad hits home with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Handal is on target with a jab.  
Handal connects with a stinging cross.  
Handal steps away from his opponent.  Balstad attempts to land an overhand right, but Handal sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Handal is looking to close the distance.  Balstad connects with a right hook.  
Balstad hits home with an overhand left.  
Balstad drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Handal lands a left hook.  
Handal lands a cross.  
Handal connects with a left uppercut.  
Handal steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Handal advances into close range and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Handal is on target with a left hook.  
Handal is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Handal tries to land a cross, but Balstad dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Handal steps away from his opponent.  Balstad is on target with a cross.  
Handal is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Handal lands a cross.  
Handal closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Handal pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Balstad sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Handal connects with a cross.  
Handal is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balstad forces Handal to retreat into the corner.  Handal digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Handal digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Handal steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balstad drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balstad drives a left hook into Handal's liver.  
Balstad hits home with a left hook.  
Handal closes the distance.  Balstad digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 11: 

Handal digs in a firm right uppercut to Balstad's body.  
Handal closes the distance.  Balstad hits home with a left hook.  
Handal is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Balstad lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Handal switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Handal is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Handal hits home with a cross.  
Handal closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Balstad is on target with a left hook.  
Balstad hits home with a cross.  
Handal switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Handal is looking to close the distance.  Balstad lands a left uppercut.  
Handal lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Handal lands a jab.  Handal attempts to land a right uppercut, but Balstad slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Balstad's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 12: 

Handal tries to land a left uppercut, but Balstad slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Handal lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balstad connects with a left hook.  
Handal steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Handal lands a jab.  
Handal hits home with a cross.  
Handal feints a right hook, and then is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Handal is looking to close the distance and digs in a left uppercut to Balstad's body.  
Handal is on target with a cross to Balstad's body.  
Balstad attempts to land a left uppercut, but Handal blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Handal tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Handal pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Balstad walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balstad sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Handal hits home with a cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Handal: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balstad: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 117 - 111  117 - 111  117 - 111

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Oslo, Norway.... Balder Handal

Fight Statistics
Handal: 
Total Punches Thrown: 360                           
Total Punches Landed: 124                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 299                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 302                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 58                            
Total Jabs Landed: 22                            

Balstad: 
Total Punches Thrown: 338                           
Total Punches Landed: 75                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 263                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 60                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 269                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 69                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9