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09/11/2030
EOD Running: Training
Josh Morkel vs Kai Wessels

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2021,  taking place on 29/04/2021 from Randburg, South Africa:

The Randburg 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 Welterweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Josh Morkel (17 - 1) who hails from Cape Town, South Africa and Kai Wessels(20 - 3) from Umlazi, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Wessels digs in a left hook to Morkel's body.  Wessels attempts to land a left hook, but Morkel sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morkel is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Morkel is on target with a left hook.  
Wessels pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Morkel steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Wessels switches the action to the outside.  Morkel connects with a cross.  
Morkel is on target with a right hook.  
Wessels advances into close range.  Wessels pivots to the right of his opponent, but  attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Wessels time to recover.  
Morkel tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Morkel strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Morkel steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Morkel is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Morkel closes the distance.  Morkel pivots to the left of his opponent, but Wessels is on target with a left hook.  
Morkel tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Wessels lands a firm cross.  
Morkel is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Morkel attempts to land a jab, but Wessels sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Morkel: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Wessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Wessels attempts to land a jab, but Morkel dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Wessels is looking to close the distance.  Morkel lands a right hook.  
Wessels lands a jab.  
Morkel tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a spiteful jab.  Morkel tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Morkel switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into Wessels's body.  
Morkel lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Morkel lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Morkel lands a ramrod jab.  
Wessels gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but Morkel sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morkel is on target with a solid jab.  
Wessels steps away from his opponent.  Morkel lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morkel sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Wessels lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Wessels throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morkel lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Wessels lands a hard jab.  
Wessels is looking to close the distance.  Morkel connects with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Wessels's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Morkel: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Wessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Morkel is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Morkel is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Morkel sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Morkel switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Morkel lands a ramrod jab.  
Morkel is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Morkel lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Wessels closes the distance.  Wessels pivots to the left of his opponent, but Morkel lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Wessels manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Morkel lands a left hook.  
Morkel tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Morkel is looking to keep his distance and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Morkel lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Morkel steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Morkel lands a jab.  
Morkel is on target with a cross.  
Morkel lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Wessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Morkel is on target with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Morkel: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Wessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecard: 3 - 0

The winner, on points, from Cape Town, South Africa.... Josh Morkel

Fight Statistics
Morkel: 
Total Punches Thrown: 156                           
Total Punches Landed: 69                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 91                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 65                            
Total Jabs Landed: 33                            

Wessels: 
Total Punches Thrown: 70                            
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Total Jabs Landed: 3