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25/08/2043
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David Potgieter vs Ian Rusere

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Zimbabwe-Bulawayo promoted show at Bulawayo Mtukudzi, Bulawayo,  taking place on 31/07/2041:

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 Zimbabwe Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Joy TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are David Potgieter (32(13) - 17(14) - 2) who hails from Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe and Ian Rusere(24 - 14(6)) from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.  Potgieter weighed in at 140 pounds, while Rusere weighed in at 139 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Mike Hertzog, and the three ringside judges are Chris Colville, Leighton Van den Bergh and Kyle Chatara.  

Round 1: 

Rusere is on target with a left hook.  
Rusere walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Potgieter connects with a left hook.  
Rusere is on target with a cross.  
Rusere finds the target with a jab.  Rusere tries to land an overhand right, but Potgieter sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Rusere quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Potgieter pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Potgieter lands with a hard jab.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Rusere pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Rusere sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Potgieter throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but Potgieter holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Rusere pushes his forearm into Potgieter's face.  The ref breaks Potgieter's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Rusere advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand right, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Potgieter throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Potgieter tries to keep the action at long range.  Potgieter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Rusere steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Potgieter attempts to land a jab, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rusere forces Potgieter to back into the corner.  Rusere lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Potgieter's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Potgieter tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Potgieter is on target with a jab.  
Rusere steps inside.  Potgieter digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rusere tries to land a left uppercut, but Potgieter slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rusere walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rusere throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rusere steps inside.  Potgieter drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Potgieter tries to land a left hook, but Rusere dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Potgieter pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Potgieter is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Rusere connects with a cross.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside.  Potgieter feints a right hook, and then lands a cross.  
Potgieter lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter hits home with an overhand left.  
Rusere closes the distance and forces Potgieter to retreat onto the ropes.  Potgieter is on target with a right hook to Rusere's ribs.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Rusere gets on the inside.  Potgieter drives a left hook into Rusere's liver.  
Rusere cuts off the ring, trapping Potgieter on the ropes.  Potgieter tries to land a left hook, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  Potgieter throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Potgieter tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Potgieter lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Potgieter is on target with a solid cross.  
Potgieter tries to land a jab, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rusere closes the distance.  Potgieter throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside.  Potgieter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Potgieter lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Rusere is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rusere connects with a left hook.  
Potgieter steps away from his opponent.  Rusere lands an overhand left.  
Potgieter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Potgieter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Rusere's ribcage.  
Potgieter is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Potgieter throws a left hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Potgieter clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Potgieter pushes his forearm into Rusere's face.  The referee warns Potgieter and breaks the clinch.  
Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Rusere slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rusere throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Potgieter connects with a left hook.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Potgieter lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Rusere recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Potgieter hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Rusere throws a left hook, but Potgieter clinches his opponent.  Potgieter uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Rusere behind the head. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Rusere lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Potgieter tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rusere is on target with a jab.  
Potgieter attempts to land a jab, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Potgieter tries to keep the action at long range.  Potgieter feints a jab, and then lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  


Round 3 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Potgieter lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rusere closes the distance.  Rusere throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Potgieter's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Potgieter is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Potgieter steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Potgieter drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  Potgieter tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rusere tries to land a left uppercut, but Potgieter sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Potgieter lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head, AND DOWN GOES RUSERE!  He beats the count, getting up at 9.  Rusere recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Rusere advances into close range.  Potgieter connects with a right hook.  
Potgieter pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and walks Potgieter down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rusere hits home with a right hook.  Rusere attempts to land a right uppercut, but Potgieter blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter is on target with a right uppercut.  
Potgieter feints a left, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Potgieter is on target with a cross.  
Potgieter lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps inside.  Potgieter drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Potgieter steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  Potgieter throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Potgieter drives a right hook into Rusere's ribcage.  
Potgieter is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Potgieter lands a left hook.  
Potgieter feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 4 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Potgieter steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Potgieter throws a left hook, but his opponent avoids the punch.  Potgieter holds on to his opponent.  Rusere is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Potgieter steps away from his opponent.  Rusere attempts to land a cross, but Potgieter slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Potgieter lands a stinging overhand left.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Rusere sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rusere lands a left hook.  Potgieter clinches his opponent.  Potgieter leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Rusere steps inside and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Potgieter steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Rusere lands a left hook, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab.  
Potgieter lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Potgieter lands a spiteful jab.  
Potgieter is on target with a left hook.  
Potgieter feints a jab, but Rusere does not fall for it and responds with a right uppercut.  
Potgieter tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the body.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Rusere attempts to land an overhand right, but Potgieter slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Potgieter sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rusere walks Potgieter down, trapping him on the ropes.  Potgieter lands a sharp jab.  
Potgieter is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter steps to the outside.  Potgieter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Potgieter is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Potgieter feints a jab, and then is on target with a firm cross.  
Potgieter feints a jab, but Rusere is not fooled and responds with a cross.  
Potgieter steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head, AND SENDS RUSERE SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 6.  
Rusere steps inside.  Potgieter drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Potgieter sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Potgieter attempts to land a jab, but Rusere parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Potgieter lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rusere walks Potgieter down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rusere sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Potgieter attempts to land a right hook, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Potgieter steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Rusere steps inside and walks Potgieter into the red corner.  Potgieter lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Potgieter switches the action to the outside.  Potgieter feints a jab, tricking Rusere into launching a left hook counter.  Potgieter avoids the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rusere attempts to land a jab, but Potgieter sidesteps and counters with a hurtful right uppercut to Rusere's body.  IT LOOKS LIKE RUSERE WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Potgieter thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Rusere away.  Potgieter drives a powerful left hook into Rusere's body.  RUSERE IS DOWN!  HE MAKES IT TO ONE KNEE, BUT IS UNABLE TO RISE ANY FURTHER AS THE REF COUNTS 10!  The winner by KO is Potgieter!  


Round 6 Statistics
Potgieter: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Potgieter: 
Total Punches Thrown: 238                           
Total Punches Landed: 130                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 190                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 109                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 157                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 81                            
Total Jabs Landed: 53                            

Rusere: 
Total Punches Thrown: 184                           
Total Punches Landed: 48                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 156                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5