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10/08/2031
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John Blair vs Dennis Van den Gruwe

Boxing Daily Report from the Smoking Joe promoted show at Centennial Gardens, Bakersfield,  taking place on 22/09/2027:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Lights Out Blair (25(20) - 0) who hails from Oakland, USA and Dennis Van den Gruwe(14 - 10(5)) from The Hague, Netherlands.  Blair weighed in at 139 pounds And 12 ounces, while Van den Gruwe weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Paul Louden, and the three ringside judges are Richie Burnes, John Prophet and Davie Keir.  

Round 1: 

Van den Gruwe steps inside.  Blair throws a left hook, but misses the target.  Blair holds on to his opponent.  Van den Gruwe pushes his forearm into Blair's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Van den Gruwe to stop fouling.  
Blair steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside and connects with a sharp right hook.  
Van den Gruwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Van den Gruwe is on target with a cross.  Van den Gruwe attempts to land a cross, but Blair slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe advances into close range and walks Blair onto the ropes.  Van den Gruwe lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Van den Gruwe connects with a firm right hook.  
Blair lands a stinging left hook.  
Van den Gruwe is on target with a cross.  Van den Gruwe tries to land a jab, but Blair slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe is looking to close the distance.  Blair is on target with a right hook to Van den Gruwe's body.  
Blair is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Van den Gruwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van den Gruwe attempts to land an overhand right, but Blair slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Van den Gruwe manouvers Blair onto the ropes.  Van den Gruwe lands a left hook.  Van den Gruwe attempts to land a cross, but Blair sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside.  Blair lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Blair hits home with a cross.  
Blair tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Blair quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Van den Gruwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blair lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Blair attempts to land a jab, but Van den Gruwe slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Blair is on target with a stinging jab.  
Van den Gruwe advances into close range.  Blair throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Blair clinches his opponent.  Van den Gruwe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Blair tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a solid cross.  
Blair lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Blair senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Blair is on target with a hurtful left uppercut.  VAN DEN GRUWE IS DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 7.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Blair's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Van den Gruwe's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Van den Gruwe's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Blair: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van den Gruwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van den Gruwe closes the distance.  Blair quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van den Gruwe connects with a left hook.  
Blair steps away from his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Blair lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Blair is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Van den Gruwe is looking to close the distance.  Blair is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents liver.  
Blair lands an overhand right.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Blair steps away from his opponent.  Blair sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blair attempts to land an overhand right, but Van den Gruwe slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Van den Gruwe drives a left uppercut into Blair's ribs.  
Van den Gruwe hits home with a left uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe closes the distance and hits home with a stinging left hook.  Blair ties up his opponent.  Van den Gruwe tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Blair behind the head. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Blair lands a hard jab.  
Blair lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
Blair sees his opponent is hurt.  He's looking for the finish!  Blair lands a WICKED right uppercut.  VAN DEN GRUWE IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 5.  Van den Gruwe now seems to have got his legs back.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Blair: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van den Gruwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Van den Gruwe lands a right hook.  
Blair lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Blair feints a cross, and then lands with a hard jab.  
Van den Gruwe is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Blair on the ropes.  Van den Gruwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Blair lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Blair steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Van den Gruwe lands with a stiff jab.  Van den Gruwe throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe steps inside and tries to land a right uppercut, but Blair sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook to Van den Gruwe's body.  
Van den Gruwe pivots to the side of his opponent.  Van den Gruwe attempts to land a left hook, but Blair dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Blair hits home with a firm cross.  
Blair drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Van den Gruwe connects with a cross.  
Blair finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Van den Gruwe tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe tries to land a left hook, but Blair blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Van den Gruwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blair lands a jab.  
Van den Gruwe closes the distance and forces Blair to back into the ropes.  Van den Gruwe throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Blair is on target with a cross.  
Blair sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blair lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Blair tries to land an overhand right, but Van den Gruwe sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Blair sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van den Gruwe strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Blair lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Blair sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Van den Gruwe hits home with a left hook.  Van den Gruwe attempts to land a right uppercut, but Blair slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Blair steps to the outside.  Blair sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van den Gruwe throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van den Gruwe steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Blair clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Blair pushes his forearm into Van den Gruwe's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Blair tries to step out of his opponents range.  Van den Gruwe hits home with a firm cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Blair: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van den Gruwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Blair feints a right hook, and then DETONATES a MASSIVE cross on his opponents face.  IT LOOKS LIKE VAN DEN GRUWE WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Van den Gruwe almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Blair quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Blair lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van den Gruwe gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut to Blair's ribcage.  
Blair EXPLODES a FIERCE left hook into his opponents face.  VAN DEN GRUWE WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Blair steps away from his opponent.  Blair stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Blair lands a big left uppercut.  VAN DEN GRUWE IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 7.  It looks like Van den Gruwe has now recovered from that shot earlier.  
Van den Gruwe lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Van den Gruwe is on target with a cross.  
Van den Gruwe advances into close range.  Blair connects with a stinging left hook.  Blair holds on to his opponent.  Van den Gruwe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Blair switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Van den Gruwe almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Blair tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van den Gruwe advances into close range.  Van den Gruwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blair throws a right hook, but misses the target.  Blair holds on to his opponent.  Van den Gruwe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Blair pushes his forearm into Van den Gruwe's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Van den Gruwe is on target with a right uppercut.  
Blair SLAMS a BRUTAL cross into his opponents face.  IT LOOKS LIKE VAN DEN GRUWE WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Blair senses Van den Gruwe is in trouble...he is looking to finish him off!  Blair lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Van den Gruwe is looking in serious trouble here...the ref steps in and waves the fight off!  He's seen enough!  The winner by TKO is Blair!  


Round 4 Statistics
Blair: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van den Gruwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Blair: 
Total Punches Thrown: 164                           
Total Punches Landed: 78                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 129                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Van den Gruwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 100                           
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 82                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4