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16/01/2045
EOD Running: AI Actions
Mark Van der Knaap vs Zielen Kloppers

Boxing Daily Report from the African Boxing Kingdom promoted show at Athlone Stadium, Cape Town,  taking place on 30/09/2044:

Clearly African Boxing Kingdom have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the South Africa Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mark Van der Knaap (25(19) - 0) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Zielen Kloppers(16 - 14(8)) from Soshanguve, South Africa.  Both Van der Knaap and Kloppers weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Oringo Arthur, and the three ringside judges are Jake Tshipapayi, Colin Ntuli and Runako Mashaba.  

Round 1: 

Kloppers steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  Kloppers tries to land a left uppercut, but Van der Knaap blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kloppers connects with a cross.  
Kloppers cuts off the ring, trapping Van der Knaap on the ropes.  Kloppers lands a firm right hook.  
Kloppers connects with a cross.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a hard jab.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a jab, but Kloppers blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kloppers closes the distance.  Kloppers pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance.  Kloppers digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap digs in a right uppercut to Kloppers's body.  
Kloppers sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kloppers walks Van der Knaap down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kloppers lands a right hook.  Kloppers throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Kloppers closes the distance.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a right hook, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kloppers cuts off the ring, trapping Van der Knaap on the ropes.  Kloppers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Knaap lands a sharp overhand right.  
Van der Knaap connects with a left hook.  
Kloppers lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers lands a spiteful jab.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a stinging overhand left.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Van der Knaap lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers closes the distance.  Kloppers pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kloppers hits home with a left hook.  Kloppers throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut to Kloppers's body.  
Kloppers pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kloppers tries to land a left hook, but Van der Knaap blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap lands a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Kloppers lands a jab.  
Kloppers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance.  Kloppers pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kloppers is on target with a right hook.  Kloppers tries to land a right hook, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside.  Van der Knaap quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kloppers gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Van der Knaap's body.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a right hook, but Kloppers dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Kloppers lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Kloppers closes the distance.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap drives a left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kloppers connects with a firm right hook.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside.  Kloppers tries to land a jab, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kloppers lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  Van der Knaap ties up his opponent.  Van der Knaap is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Van der Knaap's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a cross, but Kloppers slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kloppers closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Kloppers hits home with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  
Kloppers hits home with a stinging jab.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Kloppers forces Van der Knaap to back into the ropes.  Kloppers lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kloppers pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kloppers tries to land a left hook, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Van der Knaap connects with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Kloppers is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kloppers hits home with an overhand right.  
Van der Knaap feints a jab, but Kloppers does not fall for it and lands with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap connects with a stinging left hook.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a jab, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Kloppers sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kloppers steps inside.  Van der Knaap hits home with a firm right hook.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Kloppers connects with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Kloppers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Van der Knaap lands a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Van der Knaap feints a jab, tricking Kloppers into throwing a right hook counter.  Van der Knaap avoids the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  
Kloppers gets on the inside.  Kloppers pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into Van der Knaap's ribs.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Kloppers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Kloppers walks Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap attempts to land a left hook, but Kloppers dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Van der Knaap's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Van der Knaap is on target with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross.  
Kloppers closes the distance and throws a right hook, but Van der Knaap holds on to his opponent.  Van der Knaap is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Van der Knaap lands a left hook.  Van der Knaap throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Kloppers advances into close range.  Van der Knaap digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kloppers pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kloppers throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kloppers hits home with a right hook.  Van der Knaap holds on to his opponent.  Kloppers leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Kloppers hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside.  Van der Knaap quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Van der Knaap feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap connects with a solid overhand left.  
Kloppers manages to force Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Kloppers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kloppers throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Kloppers's ribs.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kloppers advances into close range.  Van der Knaap is on target with a left hook.  Van der Knaap ties up his opponent.  Van der Knaap is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap feints a jab, but Kloppers does not fall for it and lands with a cross.  
Kloppers attempts to land a jab, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Van der Knaap lands a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap connects with an overhand right.  
Kloppers closes the distance and drives a left uppercut into Van der Knaap's body.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Van der Knaap sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Kloppers recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Kloppers steps inside.  Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kloppers hits home with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kloppers throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kloppers walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kloppers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  Van der Knaap throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent.  Kloppers sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands a stiff jab.  
Kloppers advances into close range and walks Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Kloppers throws a left hook, but Van der Knaap ties up his opponent.  Kloppers leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Van der Knaap's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kloppers lands a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap attempts to land a jab, but Kloppers dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kloppers walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kloppers sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap hits home with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  
Kloppers hits home with a cross.  
Kloppers finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Kloppers slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kloppers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kloppers is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a left hook, but Kloppers slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kloppers lands with a ramrod jab.  Kloppers attempts to land a jab, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Kloppers's body.  
Kloppers closes the distance.  Van der Knaap digs in a stinging left hook to Kloppers's body.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a firm overhand right.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kloppers is on target with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside.  Kloppers lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap lands a sharp left hook.  As Kloppers tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Van der Knaap dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Kloppers forces Van der Knaap to back into the ropes.  Kloppers pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Kloppers is on target with a right hook.  
Kloppers pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Kloppers lands a left uppercut.  
Kloppers pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Van der Knaap wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kloppers dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Kloppers lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid overhand right.  
Kloppers sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent.  Kloppers throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a sharp jab.  Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Kloppers steps inside.  Van der Knaap SLAMS a WICKED right hook into his opponents face.  KLOPPERS WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Kloppers quickly recovers. 
Kloppers gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kloppers gets on the inside.  Kloppers is on target with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap feints a cross, but Kloppers is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Kloppers manouvers Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Van der Knaap is on target with a firm left hook to Kloppers's liver.  
Kloppers throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kloppers pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kloppers tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Van der Knaap throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  Van der Knaap tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents body.  
Kloppers advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside.  Kloppers lands a cross.  
Van der Knaap tries to land a cross, but Kloppers slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Kloppers closes the distance and walks Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Kloppers attempts to land a left hook, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a FEARSOME left hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE KLOPPERS WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Kloppers recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Van der Knaap is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab to Kloppers's body.  
Kloppers drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  


Round 8 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Kloppers lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a hard jab.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a jab, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kloppers advances into close range.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch.  Van der Knaap ties up his opponent.  Kloppers is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Kloppers.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Kloppers advances into close range and walks Van der Knaap down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kloppers pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kloppers tries to land a left hook, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kloppers lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside.  Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap connects with an overhand left.  Van der Knaap attempts to land an overhand left, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kloppers pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kloppers hits home with a sharp left hook.  Van der Knaap holds on to his opponent.  Van der Knaap is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Van der Knaap about fouling.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers gets on the inside and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Van der Knaap waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Kloppers tries to land a jab, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Kloppers lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Kloppers throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kloppers advances into close range.  Van der Knaap throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands with a sharp jab.  Van der Knaap tries to land a cross, but Kloppers sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kloppers lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range.  Van der Knaap waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Kloppers attempts to land a cross, but Van der Knaap blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Van der Knaap feints a jab, but Kloppers is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut.  
Kloppers steps inside.  Kloppers pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap attempts to land a cross, but Kloppers slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Kloppers forces Van der Knaap to back into a corner.  Kloppers connects with a cross.  
Kloppers steps inside.  Kloppers pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range.  Van der Knaap drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Kloppers connects with a solid cross.  
Kloppers gets on the inside and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Van der Knaap sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Kloppers's ribs.  
Van der Knaap drives a right hook into Kloppers's body.  
Van der Knaap drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Kloppers hits home with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Kloppers gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Van der Knaap lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head, AND DROPS KLOPPERS!  He makes it to one knee, but is unable to rise any further as the ref counts 10!  The winner by KO is Van der Knaap!  


Round 10 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kloppers: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 9  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Total Punches Thrown: 390                           
Total Punches Landed: 184                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 312                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 164                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 106                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 117                           
Total Jabs Landed: 78                            

Kloppers: 
Total Punches Thrown: 344                           
Total Punches Landed: 115                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 280                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 98                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 257                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 87                            
Total Jabs Landed: 15