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28/07/2044
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Dele Esieme vs James Popoola

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Oyo State promoted show at Oyo Sabo, Oyo,  taking place on 29/11/2043:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Nigeria-Oyo State Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Dele Esieme (20 - 16(1) - 5) who hails from Ibadan, Nigeria and James Popoola(10 - 11 - 5) from Ibadan, Nigeria.  Esieme weighed in at 239 pounds and 1 ounces, while Popoola weighed in at 233 pounds and 7 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Sone Aradeon, and the three ringside judges are Brown Mamudu, Will Akintoye and Juwon Ogunro.  

Round 1: 

Esieme switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Esieme tries to land a jab, but Popoola slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Esieme's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Popoola's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Esieme steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Popoola is on target with a right uppercut.  
Popoola pivots to the right of his opponent.  Esieme connects with a right hook.  
Popoola is looking to close the distance and drives a left uppercut into Esieme's body.  
Popoola manages to force Esieme into the corner.  Popoola connects with a left hook.  
Esieme steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Esieme tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Popoola gets on the inside.  Esieme connects with a right hook.  
Popoola lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Esieme digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Esieme attempts to land a cross, but Popoola slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Esieme steps to the outside.  Esieme drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Popoola throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Popoola is on target with a cross.  
Popoola gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Esieme lands a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Esieme lands a left hook.  
Popoola advances into close range.  Esieme pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Esieme switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Popoola is looking to close the distance.  Esieme pivots from in front of his opponent.  Popoola is on target with a right hook.  
Esieme tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Popoola hits home with a right uppercut.  
Esieme pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Popoola closes the distance.  Esieme connects with a left hook.  
Popoola tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Esieme connects with a left uppercut.  
Esieme lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Popoola lands a left uppercut.  
Popoola closes the distance.  Esieme connects with a left hook.  
Esieme attempts to land a jab, but Popoola parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Esieme switches the action to the outside.  Popoola quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Esieme is on target with an overhand right.  


Round 6 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Esieme lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Esieme lands a cross.  
Popoola closes the distance.  Esieme lands a right hook.  
Esieme is on target with an overhand right.  
Esieme is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Esieme is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Popoola manages to force Esieme onto the ropes.  Popoola lands a left hook.  
Esieme hits home with an overhand right.  
Esieme feints a left, and then connects with a left hook.  
Esieme attempts to land a jab, but Popoola blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Esieme's ribcage.  
Popoola gets on the inside.  Esieme hits home with a left hook.  
Popoola steps inside and forces Esieme to retreat into a corner.  Esieme is on target with a right hook.  
Popoola hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Esieme's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Esieme connects with a cross.  
Esieme tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Esieme is on target with an overhand left.  
Popoola gets on the inside.  Popoola quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Popoola's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Popoola manouvers Esieme into a corner.  Esieme hits home with a cross.  
Popoola closes the distance.  Esieme is on target with a right hook.  
Esieme lands a cross.  
Esieme sidesteps to the right of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Esieme is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Popoola gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Esieme is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Esieme: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Popoola: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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  9 - 10
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


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  98 - 93

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Ibadan, Nigeria.... Dele Esieme

Fight Statistics
Esieme: 
Total Punches Thrown: 212                           
Total Punches Landed: 59                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 198                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 55                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 74                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19                            

Popoola: 
Total Punches Thrown: 183                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 160                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 49                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1