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06/08/2038
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Mark Van der Knaap vs Juan Lopez

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxing Kingdom promoted show at Cape Town ICC, Cape Town,  taking place on 22/07/2038:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Mark Van der Knaap (1 - 0) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Juan Lopez(11 - 10 - 3) from Córdoba, Argentina.  Van der Knaap weighed in at 111 pounds and 10 ounces, while Lopez weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is La Vonn Dorkenoo, and the three ringside judges are Colin Ntuli, Bongi Rantie and Luvolwethu Nyatama.  

Round 1: 

Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Lopez steps inside.  Lopez pivots from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap drives a left hook into Lopez's body.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Van der Knaap feints a right hook, and then finds the target with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Lopez is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross.  
Lopez closes the distance and walks Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Van der Knaap hits home with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Lopez's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Lopez's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand right, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Lopez forces Van der Knaap to retreat onto the ropes.  Lopez hits home with a cross.  
Lopez quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Van der Knaap strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Lopez closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap lands a spiteful jab.  
Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Lopez is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a left uppercut.  
Lopez is on target with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a cross.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a jab.  
Lopez is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Van der Knaap quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Lopez attempts to land a jab, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right.  
Van der Knaap connects with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Lopez is on target with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Lopez steps inside.  Van der Knaap lands a right hook.  Van der Knaap holds on to his opponent.  Van der Knaap is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Van der Knaap about fouling.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Lopez pivots to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap is on target with a firm cross.  
Lopez is on target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Lopez forces Van der Knaap to back into the corner.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a right hook, but Lopez dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Lopez finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a firm overhand right.  
Lopez gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Lopez connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Lopez's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Lopez advances into close range and forces Van der Knaap to back into the ropes.  Van der Knaap is on target with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Lopez is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap drives a left hook into Lopez's body.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap connects with a cross.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Lopez sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Lopez steps inside and throws a left hook, but Van der Knaap ties up his opponent.  Van der Knaap leans on his opponent using all his weight. As they grapple, Lopez pushes his forearm into Van der Knaap's face.  The referee warns Lopez and breaks the clinch.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Van der Knaap's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Van der Knaap lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap connects with a firm overhand right.  Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but Lopez slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap connects with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a jab to Lopez's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lopez: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Durban, South Africa.... Mark Van der Knaap

Fight Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Total Punches Thrown: 232                           
Total Punches Landed: 132                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 201                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 143                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 89                            
Total Jabs Landed: 60                            

Lopez: 
Total Punches Thrown: 113                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 102                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5