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27/09/2040
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Noah Rusere vs John Van Blerk

Boxing Daily Report from the HHH promoted show at Bulawayo Chinmano, Bulawayo,  taking place on 14/11/2039:

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 final eliminator for the Zimbabwe Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Joy TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Noah Rusere (18(4) - 2) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and John Van Blerk(6 - 3 - 1) from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.  Rusere weighed in at 126 pounds, while Van Blerk weighed in at 125 pounds And 4 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Jacob Chindungwe, and the three ringside judges are Matt Quilliam, Patrick Gwisai and Joey Mumbengegwi.  

Round 1: 

Van Blerk throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Rusere steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Rusere gets on the inside and lands a firm right hook.  
Rusere is on target with a solid cross.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Van Blerk connects with a right uppercut.  
Rusere steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk closes the distance.  Rusere digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  Rusere clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Rusere pushes his forearm into Van Blerk's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Rusere feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross.  
Rusere lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere connects with a firm cross.  
Van Blerk finds the target with a jab.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range.  Rusere feints a right hook, and then connects with a solid cross.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van Blerk's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Van Blerk's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Rusere is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Van Blerk sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van Blerk attempts to land an overhand right, but Rusere slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and throws a left uppercut, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Rusere ties up his opponent.  Van Blerk leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Rusere is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Rusere to stop fouling.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere throws a left uppercut, but is unable to find the target.  Rusere ties up his opponent.  Rusere tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Van Blerk behind the head. 
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  
Rusere lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Van Blerk's liver.  Rusere tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk steps inside.  Rusere lands a left hook.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere connects with a left hook.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van Blerk finds the target with a jab.  
Rusere connects with a cross.  
Rusere is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Van Blerk gets on the inside.  Rusere lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Rusere clinches his opponent.  Rusere is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Rusere's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Rusere connects with a left hook.  Rusere ties up his opponent.  Rusere uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Van Blerk behind the head. Rusere wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Van Blerk dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Van Blerk forces Rusere to retreat onto the ropes.  Rusere lands a sharp cross.  
Rusere lands a solid cross.  
Rusere lands a cross.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk is on target with a right hook.  
Rusere closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Rusere steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Rusere is on target with an overhand right.  
Van Blerk steps inside.  Rusere quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Rusere steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and connects with a firm cross.  
Van Blerk manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Rusere lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rusere steps to the outside and connects with a solid cross.  
Rusere lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Rusere clinches his opponent.  Rusere leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Van Blerk sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Van Blerk gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Rusere on the ropes.  Rusere is on target with a firm right hook.  
Van Blerk hits home with a right hook.  
Rusere steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance.  Rusere quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Rusere steps away from his opponent.  Van Blerk feints a cross, but Rusere is not fooled and lands with a solid cross.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Rusere connects with a stinging right hook.  
Rusere hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Van Blerk gets on the inside.  Rusere hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Rusere switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Rusere lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rusere steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Rusere's body.  
Rusere lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rusere gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps away from his opponent and drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range.  Rusere feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right.  
Rusere lands a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Rusere is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Rusere steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Rusere lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the shot.  Rusere holds on to his opponent.  Rusere pushes his forearm into Van Blerk's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Rusere about fouling.  
Rusere is on target with a solid cross.  
Van Blerk closes the distance.  Rusere lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rusere connects with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Rusere pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Rusere connects with a cross.  
Rusere lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van Blerk gets on the inside.  Rusere lands a sharp left hook.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Rusere lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Rusere tries to step out of his opponents range.  Van Blerk is on target with a jab.  
Rusere is on target with a stinging cross.  
Van Blerk attempts to land a jab, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Van Blerk advances into close range.  Van Blerk pivots to the left of his opponent.  Rusere is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Van Blerk closes the distance and manouvers Rusere onto the ropes.  Rusere lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Rusere lands a firm cross.  
Rusere lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Rusere steps to the outside and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere hits home with a sharp cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Rusere steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Rusere clinches his opponent.  Rusere leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Rusere's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Van Blerk is on target with a cross.  
Van Blerk throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Rusere lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van Blerk lands a left hook.  
Rusere lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Rusere is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Rusere pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Van Blerk forces Rusere to back into a corner.  Rusere is on target with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Van Blerk is on target with a cross.  
Rusere lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk attempts to land a cross, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range.  Van Blerk sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rusere lands a cross.  
Rusere lands a firm overhand right.  
Van Blerk is on target with a right hook.  
Rusere hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Rusere switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere throws a left hook, but misses the target.  Rusere clinches his opponent.  Rusere leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Rusere's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  


Round 9 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Rusere lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk closes the distance.  Rusere lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rusere digs in a left hook to Van Blerk's ribs.  
Rusere quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van Blerk lands a left hook.  
Van Blerk tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Rusere closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Rusere lands a cross.  
Rusere closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Rusere snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Van Blerk gets on the inside and forces Rusere to back into a corner.  Rusere lands a firm left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 11: 

Rusere tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Van Blerk is looking to close the distance.  Rusere connects with a stinging left hook.  
Van Blerk manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Van Blerk attempts to land a right hook, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van Blerk steps inside.  Rusere digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and connects with a sharp cross.  
Rusere lands a solid jab.  
Rusere is on target with a jab.  
Rusere tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Van Blerk recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Rusere closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Rusere tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rusere feints a left, and then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk advances into close range.  Rusere lands a sharp left hook.  
Van Blerk walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Van Blerk sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rusere digs in a sharp left hook to Van Blerk's liver.  
Van Blerk hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Van Blerk's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Van Blerk lands a left hook.  
Rusere tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van Blerk lands a left hook.  
Rusere hits home with a sharp cross.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Van Blerk quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rusere lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Rusere switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  


Round 12 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Blerk: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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
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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Harare, Zimbabwe.... Noah Rusere

Fight Statistics
Rusere: 
Total Punches Thrown: 419                           
Total Punches Landed: 197                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 365                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 173                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 355                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 176                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

Van Blerk: 
Total Punches Thrown: 190                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4