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25/08/2033
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Merk Buys vs Kadeem Tshwete

Boxing Daily Report from the Quick Tan Promotions promoted show at Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg,  taking place on 18/05/2024:

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, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Merk Buys (5 - 0) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and Kadeem Tshwete(4 - 0 - 1) from Pretoria, South Africa.  Buys weighed in at 147 pounds, while Tshwete weighed in at 146 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Rob Bakwamba, and the three ringside judges are Tlou Nqakula, Lemme Van der Linde and Tlou Nqakula.  

Round 1: 

Tshwete tries to land a cross, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys lands a right hook.  
Buys gets on the inside.  Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Tshwete closes the distance.  Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Buys lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Tshwete closes the distance.  Buys connects with a stinging left hook.  
Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Tshwete closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Buys lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Buys finds the target with a jab.  
Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab.  
Buys lands a firm cross.  
Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tshwete advances into close range.  Buys lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buys pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a firm left hook.  
Buys is on target with a left hook to Tshwete's liver.  
Buys lands a sharp jab.  
Tshwete closes the distance.  Tshwete sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Buys lands a left hook.  Buys tries to land a left hook, but Tshwete blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Tshwete's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Tshwete's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Tshwete's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Tshwete strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Tshwete walks Buys down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Tshwete is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Buys lands a cross.  
Buys lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Buys advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Buys switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys drives a left hook into Tshwete's liver.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys connects with a right uppercut.  
Buys hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Tshwete walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Tshwete digs in a right uppercut to Buys's ribcage.  
Tshwete closes the distance.  Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buys is on target with a jab.  
Tshwete gets on the inside.  Buys lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buys lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 2 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Buys is on target with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Buys is on target with a right hook.  
Buys is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Buys lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tshwete gets on the inside.  Buys lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  He then lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Tshwete lands a cross.  
Buys closes the distance and drives a left hook into Tshwete's body.  
Buys steps inside and digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys hits home with a cross.  
Buys finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Tshwete gets on the inside.  Buys drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Buys gets on the inside and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Buys advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buys lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Buys lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Tshwete advances into close range.  Buys digs in a right hook to Tshwete's body.  
Tshwete drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Buys switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Buys lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Buys tries to keep the action at long range.  Tshwete connects with an overhand left.  


Round 4 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Buys drives a right uppercut into Tshwete's body.  
Tshwete feints a right, and then is on target with a cross.  
Buys is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Tshwete is looking to close the distance.  Buys drives a left hook into Tshwete's body.  
Buys switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Buys lands a cross.  
Buys feints a left, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Buys lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Buys drives a firm right hook into Tshwete's ribs.  
Buys digs in a firm right hook to Tshwete's body.  
Buys lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Buys gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a stinging cross.  
Buys drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Tshwete gets on the inside.  Buys drives a stinging left uppercut into Tshwete's ribs.  
Buys drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Buys steps away from his opponent.  Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Tshwete's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 5 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Buys tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Tshwete advances into close range.  Buys lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Tshwete walks Buys down, trapping him on the ropes.  Tshwete connects with a left hook.  
Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp jab.  
Tshwete lands a cross.  
Buys steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Tshwete steps inside.  Buys is on target with a left hook to Tshwete's body.  
Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Buys lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the body and a cross to the head.  
Buys hits home with a right uppercut.  
Buys lands a ramrod jab.  
Buys hits home with a cross.  
Buys drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tshwete sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Buys digs in a right uppercut to Tshwete's ribs.  
Buys lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Buys: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Tshwete: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


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

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

Fight Statistics
Buys: 
Total Punches Thrown: 233                           
Total Punches Landed: 146                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 135                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 88                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 185                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28                            

Tshwete: 
Total Punches Thrown: 89                            
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1