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06/07/2039
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Reneilwe Zulu vs Nathan Van Heerden

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Soweto Twala, Soweto,  taking place on 14/06/2039:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa Super Featherweight 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 Reneilwe Zulu (10(6) - 6) who hails from iBhayi, South Africa and Nathan Van Heerden(13 - 14(2)) from Soshanguve, South Africa.  Both Zulu and Van Heerden weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Aenas Van der Walt, and the three ringside judges are Bernardus Hertzog, Bernardus Hertzog and Peter Oosthuizen.  

Round 1: 

Zulu lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Van Heerden quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zulu drives a stinging left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Zulu manouvers Van Heerden into a corner.  Zulu digs in a sharp right hook to Van Heerden's body.  
Zulu is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Zulu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He then lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Zulu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Zulu hits home with a firm right uppercut.  
Zulu drives a stinging right hook into Van Heerden's ribcage.  
Van Heerden lands a left hook.  
Zulu is on target with a solid left hook.  
Zulu manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Zulu lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Zulu lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Zulu lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Van Heerden quickly recovers. 
Zulu is on target with a sharp right hook to Van Heerden's ribs.  
Zulu is on target with a right hook.  
Zulu lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van Heerden's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Van Heerden's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Van Heerden's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 56                            
Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Van Heerden: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van Heerden quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zulu digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu gets on the inside and lands two left hook's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Zulu ties up his opponent.  Zulu pushes his forearm into Van Heerden's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Zulu connects with a sharp left hook.  
Zulu connects with a solid cross.  
Zulu lands a firm cross.  
Zulu steps inside.  Van Heerden sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Zulu drives a firm right hook into Van Heerden's body.  
Zulu walks Van Heerden onto the ropes.  Zulu lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  Zulu holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Zulu pushes his forearm into Van Heerden's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Zulu about fouling.  
Zulu lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Zulu clinches his opponent.  Zulu tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Van Heerden behind the head. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Zulu closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Zulu advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Zulu lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Zulu snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Zulu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Van Heerden gets on the inside.  Zulu hits home with a stinging right uppercut.  
Zulu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Zulu lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Zulu hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Van Heerden's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 55                            
Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Van Heerden: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van Heerden tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Zulu drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Zulu advances into close range and drives a sharp left hook into Van Heerden's ribs.  
Van Heerden digs in a right hook to Zulu's ribs.  
Zulu is on target with a stinging left hook.  Zulu clinches his opponent.  Zulu is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Zulu about fouling.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu walks Van Heerden into the red corner.  Zulu lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Zulu is on target with a cross.  
Zulu throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot.  Zulu holds on to his opponent.  Zulu leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Zulu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Van Heerden hits home with a right uppercut.  
Zulu lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Van Heerden advances into close range.  Zulu lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Van Heerden is looking to close the distance.  Zulu hits home with a right hook.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Van Heerden manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Van Heerden is on target with a cross.  
Zulu lands a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Van Heerden: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Zulu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Zulu walks Van Heerden into a corner.  Zulu is on target with a right hook.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Zulu is on target with a right hook.  
Zulu walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Zulu lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Zulu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
Zulu is looking to put the pressure on now...he knows a few clean shots could mean an early night.  Zulu whips in a big right hook to Van Heerden's ribcage.  VAN HEERDEN IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 4.  
Zulu lands a left uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  It looks like Van Heerden has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Zulu hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  
Zulu lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Zulu lands a cross.  
Zulu advances into close range.  Zulu pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head, AND SENDS VAN HEERDEN SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  The count reaches 10, but Van Heerden is unable to get up!  The winner by KO is Zulu!  


Round 4 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Van Heerden: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Fight Statistics
Zulu: 
Total Punches Thrown: 201                           
Total Punches Landed: 123                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 127                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 190                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 120                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

Van Heerden: 
Total Punches Thrown: 57                            
Total Punches Landed: 4                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0