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25/08/2033
EOD Running: AI Actions
Merk Buys vs Lugono Motshekga

Boxing Daily Report from the Quick Tan Promotions promoted show at Popcocks Indoor Sports Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 06/01/2024:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are Merk Buys (2 - 0) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and Lugono Motshekga(1 - 1 - 1) from Pretoria, South Africa.  Buys weighed in at 146 pounds And 5 ounces, while Motshekga weighed in at 146 pounds And 11 ounces.  
The referee tonight is John Kisombo, and the three ringside judges are Tshepo Dikgacoi, Quannell Poku and Quaashie Duncan.  

Round 1: 

Buys closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  Buys throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Buys manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Buys lands a right uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Motshekga is on target with a right hook.  
Buys drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Buys lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Buys steps inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Buys lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Buys hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Buys lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Buys lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Motshekga's ribcage.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Motshekga pivots to the left of his opponent.  Buys lands with a sharp jab.  
Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Buys cuts off the ring, trapping Motshekga in a corner.  Buys lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Buys drives a left hook into Motshekga's ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Buys lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Buys forces Motshekga to back into the ropes.  Buys digs in a left uppercut to Motshekga's liver.  
Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Motshekga digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot.  Buys clinches his opponent.  Buys uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Motshekga behind the head. 
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Motshekga's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Motshekga's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 53                            
Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Body Shots Landed: 26                            

Motshekga: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Buys steps inside.  Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Motshekga's body.  
Buys is on target with a sharp jab.  
Buys steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Buys closes the distance and connects with a firm right hook.  
Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Buys lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys steps inside and is on target with a stinging left uppercut.  
Buys pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Motshekga tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys closes the distance and walks Motshekga down, trapping him in a corner.  Buys lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Buys steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Buys holds on to his opponent.  Buys pushes his forearm into Motshekga's face.  The ref breaks Buys's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  Buys tries to land a left uppercut, but Motshekga sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Buys lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Motshekga's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Motshekga's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Motshekga: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Buys digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys cuts off the ring, trapping Motshekga in a neutral corner.  Buys lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Buys drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Motshekga hits home with a cross.  
Buys steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Buys ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Buys pushes his forearm into Motshekga's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Buys.  
Buys lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Motshekga is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand left, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Buys digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Buys gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Motshekga's liver.  
Buys connects with a stinging cross.  
Buys gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Motshekga's body.  
Buys steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Buys connects with a stinging left hook.  
Buys walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Buys is on target with a right hook to Motshekga's body.  
Motshekga tries to keep the action at long range.  Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Motshekga finds the target with a jab.  
Buys steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Buys gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Motshekga's body.  
Buys advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

Motshekga: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Buys advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Motshekga's body.  
Buys steps inside and lands a firm left hook.  
Buys manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Buys connects with a firm left hook.  
Buys advances into close range.  Motshekga pivots to the left of his opponent.  Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys advances into close range.  Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Buys lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He then lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Buys lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Buys lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buys steps inside and connects with a stinging left hook.  
Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Motshekga throws a right uppercut, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Buys clinches his opponent.  Buys hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Buys.  
Motshekga tries to land a jab, but Buys parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Buys lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Motshekga: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Mitchells Plain, South Africa.... Merk Buys

Fight Statistics
Buys: 
Total Punches Thrown: 182                           
Total Punches Landed: 118                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 103                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 114                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Motshekga: 
Total Punches Thrown: 83                            
Total Punches Landed: 8                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 55                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3