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31/05/2034
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Bob Shumba vs John Van Rooyen

Boxing Daily Report from the Zimbabwe National Finals 2033,  taking place on 29/04/2033 from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

The Bulawayo 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 Light Heavyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Bob Shumba (25 - 28) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and John Van Rooyen(8 - 5) from Harare, Zimbabwe.  

Round 1: 

Shumba steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Shumba switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  Shumba throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van Rooyen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Van Rooyen closes the distance.  Shumba lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen manages to force Shumba onto the ropes.  Van Rooyen feints a cross, but Shumba is not fooled and is on target with a cross.  
Van Rooyen steps inside.  Shumba lands a right uppercut.  
Shumba tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shumba hits home with a solid cross.  
Shumba steps to the outside.  Shumba feints a left hook, but Van Rooyen ignores the feint and lands with a right uppercut.  
Van Rooyen forces Shumba to retreat onto the ropes.  Van Rooyen pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Van Rooyen closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Van Rooyen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Shumba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Van Rooyen: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Shumba lands with a stiff jab.  
Shumba sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Shumba attempts to land an overhand left, but Van Rooyen slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shumba tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shumba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Shumba hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Shumba hits home with a left hook.  
Shumba steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shumba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Shumba steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance and walks Shumba into a corner.  Van Rooyen attempts to land a left uppercut, but Shumba blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Van Rooyen's ribcage.  
Van Rooyen lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance.  Van Rooyen sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Shumba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Van Rooyen is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Shumba hits home with a firm cross.  
Van Rooyen closes the distance and walks his opponent into a corner.  Shumba drives a firm left hook into Van Rooyen's body.  
Van Rooyen hits home with a right hook.  
Van Rooyen pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Shumba lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Van Rooyen switches the action to the outside.  Shumba lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen steps inside.  Van Rooyen pivots from in front of his opponent.  Van Rooyen hits home with a right hook.  Shumba holds on to his opponent.  Shumba throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Shumba's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Van Rooyen's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Shumba: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Van Rooyen: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Van Rooyen pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van Rooyen sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Shumba tries to keep the action at long range and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Shumba attempts to land a jab, but Van Rooyen dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shumba feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van Rooyen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van Rooyen tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shumba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Shumba lands a jab to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Shumba tries to land a jab, but Van Rooyen slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van Rooyen closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  Shumba ties up his opponent.  Shumba pushes his forearm into Van Rooyen's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Shumba about fouling.  
Shumba steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Van Rooyen advances into close range.  Van Rooyen pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a solid left hook.  
Van Rooyen steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Van Rooyen forces Shumba to back into the ropes.  Van Rooyen pivots from in front of his opponent.  Van Rooyen is on target with a left hook.  Shumba holds on to his opponent.  Shumba uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Van Rooyen behind the head. Van Rooyen tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Shumba's kidney. 
Van Rooyen throws a right hook, but Shumba ties up his opponent.  Shumba throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Shumba.  
Shumba is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Shumba hits the target with a hard jab.  
Shumba is on target with a firm cross.  
Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shumba lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shumba finds the target with a spiteful jab.  Shumba attempts to land a cross, but Van Rooyen sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Shumba tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van Rooyen closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Van Rooyen lands a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Shumba: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van Rooyen: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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 Harare, Zimbabwe.... Bob Shumba

Fight Statistics
Shumba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 107                           
Total Punches Landed: 46                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

Van Rooyen: 
Total Punches Thrown: 100                           
Total Punches Landed: 31                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 87                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2