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10/02/2040
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Paul Botha vs Robert Harmse

Boxing Daily Report from the Soweto Punch Pros promoted show at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg,  taking place on 28/01/2040:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
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 Paul Botha (4 - 0) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Robert Harmse(7 - 5(1) - 1) from Soweto, South Africa.  Botha weighed in at 174 pounds and 12 ounces, while Harmse weighed in at 174 pounds and 11 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Kyan Majola, and the three ringside judges are Siphelele Nhlapo, Isaac Chohan and Max De Jager.  

Round 1: 

Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Botha drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse pivots to the side of his opponent.  Harmse tries to land a jab, but Botha dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Botha attempts to land a cross, but Harmse slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Harmse is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Botha feints a left hook, but Harmse does not fall for it and lands with a right hook.  
Harmse pivots to the side of his opponent.  Harmse attempts to land a left uppercut, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Harmse feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Botha lands a stinging jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Botha is on target with a firm cross.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Harmse's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Harmse's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Harmse's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  Botha throws an overhand left, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Harmse feints a jab, but Botha does not fall for it and responds with a right hook to Harmse's body.  
Botha steps to the outside.  Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Botha pivots to the side of his opponent and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Botha strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross.  
Botha connects with a left uppercut.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Botha lands a spiteful jab.  
Harmse is on target with a cross.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Botha throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  Botha attempts to land a jab, but Harmse slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Harmse steps inside.  Botha lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Harmse tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse advances into close range.  Botha lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Botha lands with a sharp jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Harmse advances into close range.  Harmse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse is on target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Harmse gets on the inside.  Botha is on target with a left hook.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Harmse is on target with a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha lands a jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Harmse lands a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a right hook to Harmse's body.  
Botha pivots from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Harmse steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Botha lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to Harmse's body.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance.  Botha feints a right, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Harmse steps inside.  Botha lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Harmse tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha lands an overhand left.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and connects with a sharp cross.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a ramrod jab.  Botha goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Harmse's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha feints a cross, and then lands a cross.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse gets on the inside.  Botha is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 5 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range.  Botha feints a right, and then drives a jab into Harmse's body.  
Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Harmse slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a sharp jab.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse hits home with a right uppercut.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Harmse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha finds the target with a hard jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Botha lands with a spiteful jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Durban, South Africa.... Paul Botha

Fight Statistics
Botha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 322                           
Total Punches Landed: 178                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 295                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 167                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 80                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 161                           
Total Jabs Landed: 98                            

Harmse: 
Total Punches Thrown: 122                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 99                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 80                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5