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11/05/2046
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James Bonyongwe vs Lloyd Machapa

Boxing Daily Report from the Hendo & Chase Sports Capital promoted show at Bulawayo Manyika, Bulawayo,  taking place on 18/07/2045:

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 Zimbabwe Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Joy TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are James Bonyongwe (5 - 10(2) - 1) who hails from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Lloyd Machapa(10 - 16 - 5) from Harare, Zimbabwe.  Both Bonyongwe and Machapa weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Billy Mpofu, and the three ringside judges are Noah Chipendo, David Kapinda and Mark Nyambuya.  

Round 1: 

Machapa manouvers Bonyongwe onto the ropes.  Bonyongwe connects with a cross.  
Bonyongwe tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Bonyongwe lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Machapa is on target with a cross.  
Bonyongwe finds the target with a jab.  
Bonyongwe is looking to keep his distance.  Machapa goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Bonyongwe time to recover.  
Bonyongwe pivots to the side of his opponent.  Machapa is on target with a cross.  
Machapa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bonyongwe connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bonyongwe's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Bonyongwe's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Machapa's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Machapa feints a right hook, but Bonyongwe ignores the feint and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Machapa pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Machapa is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Bonyongwe throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Machapa lands a cross.  
Machapa throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bonyongwe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Machapa connects with a cross.  
Bonyongwe steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Machapa walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Machapa hits home with a right uppercut.  
Machapa tries to keep the action at long range.  Bonyongwe is on target with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Machapa's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Machapa lands a cross.  
Bonyongwe attempts to land a left uppercut, but Machapa sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Bonyongwe lands a cross.  
Bonyongwe lands a cross.  
Machapa finds the target with a jab.  
Machapa throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Bonyongwe attempts to land a jab, but Machapa blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bonyongwe switches the action to the outside.  Bonyongwe feints a left, and then lands a cross to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Bonyongwe lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Bonyongwe finds the target with a jab.  
Machapa steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  


Round 7 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Machapa forces Bonyongwe to back into the ropes.  Machapa lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bonyongwe is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Machapa digs in a right uppercut to Bonyongwe's body.  
Bonyongwe connects with a cross.  
Machapa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Machapa hits home with a cross.  
Bonyongwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  


Round 9 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Bonyongwe is on target with a cross.  
Machapa tries to keep the action at long range.  Bonyongwe is on target with a cross.  
Machapa throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bonyongwe connects with a cross.  
Bonyongwe is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Bonyongwe's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 10 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Bonyongwe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Machapa lands an overhand left.  
Bonyongwe lands a cross.  


Round 11 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Bonyongwe drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Bonyongwe tries to land a jab, but Machapa sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Machapa forces Bonyongwe to back into the corner.  Bonyongwe tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bonyongwe feints a jab, fooling Machapa into launching a right uppercut counter.  Bonyongwe springs the trap and counters with  a left uppercut.  


Round 12 Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Machapa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 115 - 113  115 - 113  115 - 113

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.... James Bonyongwe

Fight Statistics
Bonyongwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 266                           
Total Punches Landed: 57                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 243                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 129                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 137                           
Total Jabs Landed: 17                            

Machapa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 207                           
Total Punches Landed: 27                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 190                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 113                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 94                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8