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08/10/2040
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Ayabulela Phiri vs Amand Rossouw

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal promoted show at Durban Kapia, Durban,  taking place on 16/08/2040:

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 mandatory fight for the South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Ayabulela Phiri (14 - 1) who hails from Umlazi, South Africa and Amand Rossouw(32 - 13(7) - 2) from Durban, South Africa.  Phiri weighed in at 129 pounds and 15 ounces, while Rossouw weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Brad Van Blerk, and the three ringside judges are Dom Blaauw, Quarren Mahlobo and Ollie Rensburg.  

Round 1: 

Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Phiri slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stinging jab.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Phiri sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Rossouw throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Phiri lands with a stinging jab.  Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw forces Phiri to retreat onto the ropes.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Phiri lands an overhand right.  
Phiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rossouw hits home with a cross.  
Phiri lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Phiri tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri hits home with a left hook.  
Rossouw walks Phiri down, trapping him on the ropes.  Phiri lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rossouw steps inside.  Rossouw pivots from in front of his opponent.  Phiri drives a right hook into Rossouw's body.  
Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Phiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Phiri throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phiri lands a sharp jab.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rossouw switches the action to the outside.  Phiri lands a cross.  
Rossouw steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Rossouw lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Rossouw digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Rossouw lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Rossouw walks Phiri down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rossouw attempts to land a left hook, but Phiri blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Phiri's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Rossouw's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Phiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Phiri tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rossouw lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Rossouw steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rossouw hits home with a cross.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Phiri lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Phiri lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Rossouw tries to step out of his opponents range.  Phiri sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rossouw tries to land a cross, but Phiri slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Phiri's body.  
Rossouw manages to force Phiri onto the ropes.  Phiri lands a spiteful jab.  
Phiri finds the target with a jab.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Phiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Phiri lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Phiri's body.  
Rossouw pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Rossouw steps inside.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent.  Phiri is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Phiri tries to land a left uppercut, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range.  Phiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Phiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Phiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rossouw hits home with a cross.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance and manouvers Phiri into a neutral corner.  Rossouw drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri digs in a right hook to Rossouw's body.  
Rossouw steps away from his opponent.  Phiri lands a hard jab.  Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rossouw lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Rossouw walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Rossouw's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 3: 

Rossouw closes the distance.  Rossouw wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Phiri dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Phiri is on target with a cross.  
Phiri sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rossouw throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rossouw advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Phiri on the ropes.  Rossouw sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Phiri lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Phiri lands with a hard jab.  Phiri tries to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phiri backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Rossouw steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  Rossouw connects with a cross.  
Phiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Phiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw pivots from in front of his opponent.  Rossouw tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Phiri drives a right hook into Rossouw's body.  Phiri attempts to land a left hook, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw is on target with a left hook to Phiri's body.  
Rossouw hits home with a right uppercut.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Phiri tries to land a left hook, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but Rossouw sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  Phiri tries to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Phiri tries to land a jab, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw is on target with a left hook.  
Rossouw pivots to the left of his opponent.  Phiri connects with a cross.  Phiri throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Phiri digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a cross.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent.  Phiri throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phiri lands a ramrod jab.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Phiri lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a left uppercut.  
Rossouw tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri is on target with a left hook.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri connects with a cross.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 4 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Phiri steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Rossouw pivots from in front of his opponent.  Phiri hits home with a right hook.  Phiri throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rossouw tries to land a jab, but Phiri dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rossouw closes the distance.  Phiri drives a right hook into Rossouw's ribcage.  
Rossouw feints a jab, and then throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rossouw lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  Rossouw attempts to land a left uppercut, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri attempts to land a left hook, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Phiri's body.  
Phiri tries to land a right uppercut, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw lands with a stiff jab.  
Phiri lands a cross.  
Rossouw connects with a cross.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Phiri lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Phiri wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Rossouw dabs at his face checking for damage.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Rossouw.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Phiri steps to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Phiri finds the target with a solid jab.  
Rossouw feints a cross, and then hits home with a cross.  
Rossouw lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri hits home with an overhand right.  
Rossouw drives a right uppercut into Phiri's body.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rossouw closes the distance.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rossouw tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rossouw lands a cross.  
Phiri steps away from his opponent.  Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a jab to Rossouw's body.  
Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rossouw advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Phiri hits home with a cross.  Phiri tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Phiri digs in a left hook to Rossouw's body.  
Phiri is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Rossouw steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Rossouw hits home with a left hook.  Rossouw throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Phiri advances into close range.  Rossouw digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Rossouw attempts to land a right uppercut, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri steps inside.  Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rossouw attempts to land a left hook, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Phiri lands a spiteful jab.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri hits home with a hard jab.  
Rossouw steps inside.  Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent.  Phiri connects with a right hook.  
Rossouw attempts to land a left hook, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Rossouw closes the distance.  Phiri attempts to land a right hook, but Rossouw parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri tries to land a left hook, but Rossouw sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Phiri steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 7 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Phiri connects with a cross.  
Rossouw pivots to the left of his opponent.  Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Phiri steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent.  Phiri lands a cross.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri lands a sharp jab.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri hits home with a hard jab.  
Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a cross to Phiri's body.  
Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rossouw tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent.  Phiri lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri lands a cross.  
Rossouw tries to step out of his opponents range.  Phiri throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri connects with an overhand right.  Phiri throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri tries to land a cross, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rossouw gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rossouw lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Rossouw pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  As Rossouw 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 Phiri.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Phiri is on target with a left hook.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Rossouw steps away from his opponent.  Phiri attempts to land a cross, but Rossouw slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phiri tries to keep the action at long range.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rossouw tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Rossouw drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Rossouw lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Rossouw steps to the outside.  Phiri attempts to land a cross, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phiri switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rossouw gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Phiri hits home with a right hook.  
Rossouw is on target with a right hook.  
Phiri finds the target with a jab.  
Rossouw gets on the inside.  Phiri attempts to land a left hook, but Rossouw parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Phiri's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Rossouw's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 10: 

Phiri tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rossouw lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri lands with a ramrod jab.  
Phiri is on target with a left hook.  
Phiri lands a left uppercut.  
Phiri lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Rossouw parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri is on target with a cross.  Phiri attempts to land a cross, but Rossouw blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Phiri's body.  
Rossouw advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Rossouw sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Rossouw is looking to close the distance.  Rossouw sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phiri steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Phiri lands with a stiff jab.  
Rossouw throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rossouw advances into close range.  Rossouw pivots from in front of his opponent.  Phiri is on target with a left hook.  
Phiri is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Rossouw closes the distance.  Phiri digs in a left hook to Rossouw's liver.  


Round 10 Statistics
Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rossouw: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 99 - 92  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Umlazi, South Africa.... Ayabulela Phiri

Fight Statistics
Phiri: 
Total Punches Thrown: 521                           
Total Punches Landed: 203                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 423                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 176                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 360                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 125                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 161                           
Total Jabs Landed: 78                            

Rossouw: 
Total Punches Thrown: 368                           
Total Punches Landed: 132                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 270                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 322                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 124                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 46                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8