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01/09/2031
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Nathan Van der Merwe vs Phornello Kole

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2029,  taking place on 26/04/2029 from East London, South Africa:

The East London venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Quarter Final fight in the Bantamweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Nathan Van der Merwe (9 - 9) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Phornello Kole(19 - 12) from Durban, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Van der Merwe pivots to the right of his opponent.  Van der Merwe attempts to land a jab, but Kole blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Merwe steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Van der Merwe hits home with a cross.  
Kole lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kole pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kole finds the target with a jab.  Kole attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Merwe steps away from his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross.  Van der Merwe attempts to land a jab, but Kole dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe connects with a sharp cross.  
Kole connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kole tries to land a cross, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Kole pivots from in front of his opponent.  Van der Merwe tries to land a cross, but Kole slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kole lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  Van der Merwe tries to land a cross, but Kole parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Van der Merwe's ribcage.  
Van der Merwe pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand right, but Kole slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kole is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kole quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Van der Merwe lands with a stinging jab.  
Van der Merwe lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kole pivots from in front of his opponent, but Van der Merwe is on target with a sharp cross.  
Kole walks Van der Merwe onto the ropes.  Van der Merwe tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kole sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe is on target with a jab.  
Kole walks Van der Merwe down, trapping him in a corner.  Van der Merwe digs in a firm right uppercut to Kole's body.  
Van der Merwe tries to keep the action at long range.  Kole lands a jab.  
Kole pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Kole hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe attempts to land a jab, but Kole dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kole pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kole tries to land a jab, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kole lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Merwe hits home with a solid cross.  Van der Merwe throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Kole lands with a stiff jab.  
Kole hits the target with a stinging jab.  Kole tries to land a right hook, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Kole pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kole lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kole lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kole pivots to the right of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Kole tries to keep the action at long range.  Kole quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Kole pivots from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Kole hits the target with a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe steps to the outside.  Kole lands a spiteful jab.  
Kole lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe is on target with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 2 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 3 Scores: 0 - 1


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Durban, South Africa.... Phornello Kole

Fight Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 91                            
Total Punches Landed: 31                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11                            

Kole: 
Total Punches Thrown: 99                            
Total Punches Landed: 35                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 91                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 45                            
Total Jabs Landed: 20