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02/09/2033
EOD Running: ProTraining
John Bitelu vs Nathan Van der Merwe

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2030,  taking place on 29/04/2030 from Roodepoort, South Africa:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are John Bitelu (13 - 5) who hails from Cape Town, South Africa and Nathan Van der Merwe(13 - 13) from Durban, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Bitelu sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Van der Merwe hits the target with a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Bitelu steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Bitelu finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Merwe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bitelu steps away from his opponent.  Bitelu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bitelu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bitelu lands with a solid jab.  
Bitelu hits home with a cross.  
Bitelu lands a jab.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Bitelu connects with a right hook.  
Bitelu is looking to keep his distance.  Bitelu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Merwe is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Bitelu steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Van der Merwe closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Bitelu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bitelu steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe closes the distance.  Bitelu drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  Bitelu tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Merwe steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Van der Merwe is on target with a firm left uppercut.  
Bitelu switches the action to the outside.  Bitelu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bitelu tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bitelu advances into close range and lands a sharp right hook.  
Van der Merwe pivots to the left of his opponent.  Van der Merwe tries to land a cross, but Bitelu blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Bitelu: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Van der Merwe gets on the inside.  Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bitelu is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Bitelu attempts to land a left hook, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bitelu is on target with a right hook.  
Bitelu is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Merwe advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Bitelu tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Bitelu is on target with a stinging jab.  
Bitelu connects with a sharp cross.  
Bitelu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bitelu drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Merwe throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Bitelu throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bitelu lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bitelu steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  Bitelu attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Bitelu pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bitelu hits home with a firm right uppercut.  
Bitelu is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Van der Merwe steps inside.  Van der Merwe retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Bitelu tries to tag Van der Merwe on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot!  Bitelu connects with a right uppercut.  
Bitelu lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Bitelu switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Bitelu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Bitelu's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Van der Merwe's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Bitelu: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Bitelu pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a solid left uppercut.  
Bitelu is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid cross.  
Bitelu lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bitelu is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Bitelu connects with an overhand left.  
Bitelu lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  Bitelu attempts to land a cross, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Bitelu is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Van der Merwe hits home with a sharp cross.  
Bitelu hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bitelu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Bitelu hits home with an overhand left.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Bitelu pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bitelu is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bitelu lands a cross.  
Bitelu tries to land a jab, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Bitelu lands a right hook.  
Bitelu is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Bitelu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Merwe closes the distance.  Bitelu pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bitelu tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Bitelu steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Bitelu drives a jab into Van der Merwe's body.  
Bitelu connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe steps inside.  Bitelu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Bitelu pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Bitelu pivots to the side of his opponent.  Bitelu throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bitelu: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Cape Town, South Africa.... John Bitelu

Fight Statistics
Bitelu: 
Total Punches Thrown: 189                           
Total Punches Landed: 71                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 158                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 61                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 125                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 33                            

Van der Merwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 92                            
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2