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27/10/2043
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Thamsanqa Maphatsoe vs John Rees

Boxing Daily Report from the AI UK-Central England promoted show at International Convention Centre Hall 4, Birmingham,  taking place on 11/10/2043:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Thamsanqa Maphatsoe (2(1) - 0) who hails from Khayelitsha, South Africa and John Rees(1 - 0) from Birmingham, UK.  Maphatsoe weighed in at 222 pounds and 3 ounces, while Rees weighed in at 239 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Malcolm Apted, and the three ringside judges are Robert Boduch, Sammy Dunkerson and Daniel Holme.  

Round 1: 

Rees manouvers Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Rees drives a sharp left uppercut into Maphatsoe's body.  
Maphatsoe digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  Maphatsoe tries to land a cross, but Rees slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook to Rees's ribs.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Rees manages to force Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Rees lands a cross.  
Rees is on target with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Maphatsoe drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rees digs in a left hook to Maphatsoe's body.  
Rees sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Maphatsoe lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rees tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Rees hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands a stiff jab.  
Maphatsoe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  As Rees tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Maphatsoe has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rees lands with a sharp jab.  
Maphatsoe throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Maphatsoe's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Rees's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Rees lands a jab.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside.  Rees is on target with an overhand left.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Rees closes the distance.  Maphatsoe drives a sharp right uppercut into Rees's body.  
Rees drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Rees lands a cross.  
Rees advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  Maphatsoe holds on to his opponent.  Rees is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rees is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Maphatsoe clinches his opponent.  Rees throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
Maphatsoe hits home with a firm cross.  
Rees lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rees lands a hard jab.  
Rees attempts to land a jab, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Rees forces Maphatsoe to back into the ropes.  Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but Rees blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Maphatsoe's ribcage.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rees connects with a cross.  
Rees forces Maphatsoe to retreat onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe finds the target with a solid jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Rees's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Maphatsoe is on target with a solid overhand left.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rees is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Rees walks Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Rees hits home with a right uppercut.  Rees throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rees lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rees tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rees lands with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees lands a cross.  
Rees lands a cross.  
Rees forces Maphatsoe to back into the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a stinging jab.  
Rees tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a cross.  Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rees manages to force Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Rees advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rees quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Maphatsoe is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Maphatsoe is looking for the shot to finish his opponent.  Maphatsoe lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Rees now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Maphatsoe lands a solid jab.  
Rees hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Rees lands a cross.  
Rees drives a left hook into Maphatsoe's liver.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but Rees sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe tries to land a left hook, but Rees sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rees tries to land a jab, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Maphatsoe drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Rees tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a WICKED cross.  DOWN GOES REES!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe lands a sharp jab.  
Rees advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Maphatsoe on the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe throws a left uppercut, but is not on target.  Maphatsoe ties up his opponent.  Maphatsoe pushes his forearm into Rees's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  


Round 4 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rees is on target with a cross to Maphatsoe's body.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab.  
Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Rees sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rees lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Rees tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rees steps inside and forces Maphatsoe to retreat onto the ropes.  Rees pivots to the right of his opponent.  Rees throws a left uppercut, but Maphatsoe holds on to his opponent.  Maphatsoe leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Rees hits home with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rees is on target with a cross.  
Rees closes the distance.  Maphatsoe hits home with a right hook.  
Rees lands a hard jab.  
Rees gets on the inside and manouvers Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe drives a left hook into his opponents body.  Maphatsoe clinches his opponent.  Rees throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
Rees digs in a stinging right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Rees advances into close range.  Maphatsoe drives a right hook into Rees's body.  
Rees throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Rees walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Rees almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rees attempts to land a cross, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to Rees's body.  
Rees hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside.  Rees connects with an overhand right.  


Round 5 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Rees lands an overhand left.  
Rees gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Rees is on target with a right hook.  Rees attempts to land a right uppercut, but Maphatsoe blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Rees's ribcage.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rees manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Rees lands a right hook to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees closes the distance.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Maphatsoe tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rees lands a right uppercut.  Rees throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe feints a cross, tricking Rees into launching a left hook counter.  Maphatsoe springs the trap and counters with  a sharp left hook.  
Maphatsoe digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range.  Maphatsoe circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Rees lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rees gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Maphatsoe on the ropes.  Rees throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rees hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Maphatsoe's body.  
Maphatsoe lands a stinging left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range.  Rees attempts to land a jab, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Rees is on target with a left hook to Maphatsoe's liver.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Maphatsoe dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Rees walks Maphatsoe onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance.  Rees tries to land a jab, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Rees is on target with a cross.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent.  Maphatsoe feints a jab, tricking Rees into countering with a left hook.  Maphatsoe springs the trap, countering with  a stinging cross.  
Rees gets on the inside and forces Maphatsoe to retreat onto the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent.  Rees hits home with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe feints a left, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rees tries to land a jab, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Rees attempts to land a cross, but Maphatsoe blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Maphatsoe finds the target with a jab.  
Rees forces Maphatsoe to back into the ropes.  Maphatsoe lands a firm cross.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance.  Rees lands with a ramrod jab.  Rees throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Maphatsoe attempts to land a cross, but Rees dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Rees lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe EXPLODES a VICIOUS overhand left into his opponents face.  REES HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE IS UNABLE TO GET UP BEFORE THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Maphatsoe!  


Round 8 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Rees: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
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


Fight Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 318                           
Total Punches Landed: 134                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 230                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 98                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 228                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 90                            
Total Jabs Landed: 33                            

Rees: 
Total Punches Thrown: 253                           
Total Punches Landed: 69                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 54                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 192                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 61                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11