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23/07/2031
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Merk Buys vs Josh Manamela

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Western Cape promoted show at Bay Hotel, Cape Town,  taking place on 01/09/2028:

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.  This is a final eliminator for the South Africa Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Merk Buys (20(4) - 4 - 1) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and Josh Manamela(15 - 2) from Khayelitsha, South Africa.  Both Buys and Manamela weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kasi Hlatshwayo, and the three ringside judges are Rob Ndombe, Xhosas Serero and Runako Mashaba.  

Round 1: 

Buys digs in a sharp left hook to Manamela's body.  
Manamela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela attempts to land a cross, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buys pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a firm left hook.  
Buys hits home with a left uppercut.  
Manamela digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Buys steps inside and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buys attempts to land a cross, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buys gets on the inside and drives a firm right hook into Manamela's ribs.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela connects with a right hook.  
Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela drives a right uppercut into Buys's body.  
Buys hits the target with a hard jab.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside.  Buys throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Manamela pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Buys throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys advances into close range and digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela is on target with a right hook.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Buys walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Manamela is on target with a left hook.  Manamela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Manamela's body.  
Buys lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 1 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Buys drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  As Buys tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Manamela dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Buys drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Buys hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Buys steps inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but Manamela parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Buys's ribs.  
Manamela drives a right uppercut into Buys's body.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela connects with a right hook.  
Buys lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Buys pivots to the right of his opponent.  Manamela finds the target with a jab.  Manamela attempts to land a jab, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela drives a right hook into Buys's ribs.  Manamela tries to land a left hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Manamela drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Buys finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela hits home with a right hook.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela steps away from his opponent.  Buys feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Buys is looking to close the distance.  Manamela lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  Manamela attempts to land a right uppercut, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Buys manouvers Manamela onto the ropes.  Buys tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Buys stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Manamela hits home with a right uppercut.  
Manamela steps to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Manamela attempts to land a jab, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys forces Manamela to retreat into a corner.  Buys drives a stinging left hook into Manamela's liver.  
Buys throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 3: 

Manamela lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela finds the target with a jab.  Manamela attempts to land a cross, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela hits home with a right hook.  
Manamela lands a cross.  
Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Buys advances into close range.  Manamela drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Manamela dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Manamela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Manamela attempts to land a right hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Manamela lands a stinging jab.  
Manamela tries to keep the action at long range.  Buys lands a cross.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside.  Buys hits the target with a solid jab.  Buys attempts to land a jab, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela tries to land a jab, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Buys advances into close range.  Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela hits home with a left hook.  
Buys is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Buys steps inside.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Manamela forces Buys to back into the ropes.  Manamela lands with a solid jab.  
Manamela feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Manamela steps away from his opponent.  Buys strikes his opponents body with a firm cross.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Manamela hits home with a left uppercut.  
Manamela manouvers Buys onto the ropes.  Manamela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Buys's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Manamela hits home with a cross.  
Manamela walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Manamela hits home with a cross.  
Manamela tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela is looking to keep his distance.  Buys finds the target with a jab.  Buys tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Manamela forces Buys to back into the ropes.  Manamela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Manamela is looking to keep his distance and goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Buys time to recover.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Buys gets on the inside and drives a sharp left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Buys is looking to close the distance.  Manamela tries to land a right hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Manamela leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Buys is whaling away with hooks, but Manamela keeps his defence tight.  Buys lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Manamela lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela lands a right hook.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Buys tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela tries to land a jab, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Buys lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Buys tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Buys's ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Buys is on target with a right uppercut to Manamela's ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Manamela throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Buys hits home with a cross.  
Buys advances into close range.  Manamela hits home with a right hook.  
Buys attempts to land a left uppercut, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Buys closes the distance.  Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Manamela's body.  
Manamela tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela lands a right hook.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Manamela lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela hits home with a sharp jab.  
Manamela lands a jab.  Manamela throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Buys is looking to close the distance.  Manamela lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Buys hits home with a sharp cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Buys steps inside.  Manamela attempts to land a right hook, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Manamela is looking to keep his distance.  Buys is on target with a cross.  
Manamela digs in a right hook to Buys's body.  
Buys lands a firm cross.  
Manamela strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Buys throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys lands a right hook.  
Buys advances into close range.  As Manamela tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Buys has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Manamela lands a cross.  
Buys advances into close range and connects with a stinging left uppercut.  
Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Buys throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a stinging left hook into Manamela's body.  
Manamela lands a cross.  
Manamela connects with a right hook.  
Manamela steps to the outside.  Buys connects with a firm cross.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela is on target with a right hook.  
Manamela connects with a cross.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Buys closes the distance.  Manamela hits home with a left hook.  
Buys lands a right hook.  
Buys steps inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys is on target with a left uppercut.  
Manamela is looking to keep his distance.  Buys lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Buys closes the distance and drives a stinging right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Buys drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Buys drives a left hook into Manamela's liver.  
Manamela hits home with a left uppercut.  
Manamela is on target with a right hook.  
Buys advances into close range.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys is on target with a cross.  
Buys steps inside and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Manamela steps away from his opponent.  Buys is on target with a firm cross.  
Buys steps inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Manamela lands a jab to his opponents body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Buys lands a stinging right hook.  
Manamela goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Buys time to recover.  
Buys lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buys throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Manamela's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Buys lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela connects with a right uppercut.  
Manamela tries to keep the action at long range.  Buys tries to land an overhand right, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela lands a left hook.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys digs in a left hook to Manamela's body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a sharp left hook.  
Buys pivots to the side of his opponent.  Manamela is on target with a cross.  
Manamela lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Manamela throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Manamela steps to the outside.  Buys hits home with a stinging cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Buys closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Buys tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Manamela tries to keep the action at long range.  Buys lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Buys throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys closes the distance.  Manamela digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Manamela tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys closes the distance.  Buys pivots to the left of his opponent.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Manamela connects with a left hook.  
Buys drives a right hook into Manamela's ribs.  Buys tries to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys closes the distance.  Buys pivots to the right of his opponent.  Buys hits home with a left hook.  Buys throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Manamela steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Manamela drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela finds the target with a jab.  
Buys gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Manamela drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Manamela connects with a cross.  Manamela attempts to land a cross, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buys steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to Buys's ribs.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 10: 

Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Buys hits home with a cross.  
Manamela digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Buys lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Buys is on target with a left uppercut to Manamela's body.  Buys attempts to land a left uppercut, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Buys hits home with a right hook.  
Buys tries to land a right hook, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Buys pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Buys closes the distance.  Buys pivots to the right of his opponent.  Buys connects with a left hook.  Buys tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys feints a jab, but Manamela is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut.  
Manamela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Buys advances into close range.  Manamela hits home with a left hook.  
Buys hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buys steps inside.  Manamela lands a left uppercut.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys steps inside.  Manamela lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Buys drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Manamela lands with a sharp jab.  Manamela tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buys steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela lands a right hook.  
Buys lands a ramrod jab.  
Manamela is on target with a right hook to Buys's body.  
Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Manamela lands a cross.  


Round 11 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Manamela throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside.  Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Buys is on target with an overhand left.  Buys tries to land an overhand right, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Buys's ribs.  
Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Manamela digs in a left uppercut to Buys's body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Buys tries to land a right hook, but Manamela parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Manamela is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Manamela is on target with a right hook.  
Buys steps inside.  Manamela connects with a left hook.  
Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys advances into close range.  Buys drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  As Buys tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Manamela.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Buys tries to land a right hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buys hits home with a left hook.  
Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys is on target with a sharp right uppercut to Manamela's body.  
Manamela lands a jab.  


Round 12 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 112 - 116  114 - 116  114 - 115

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Khayelitsha, South Africa.... Josh Manamela

Fight Statistics
Buys: 
Total Punches Thrown: 411                           
Total Punches Landed: 135                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 215                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 196                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 385                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 125                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Manamela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 429                           
Total Punches Landed: 152                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 286                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 143                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 338                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 124                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 91                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28