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02/09/2031
EOD Running: BackUps
Girish Merkondar vs Premnath Riba

Boxing Daily Report from the India National Finals 2020,  taking place on 29/03/2020 from New Delhi, India:

The New Delhi venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Super Heavyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Girish Merkondar (12 - 3) who hails from Hyderabad, India and Premnath Riba(13 - 2) from Jaipur, India.  

Round 1: 

Riba gets on the inside.  Riba goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Merkondar to the neutral corner.  He warns Riba to stop fouling or he'll lose a point.  
Merkondar attempts to land a cross, but Riba sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Riba lands with a stiff jab.  
Merkondar attempts to land a jab, but Riba sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Riba hits home with a right uppercut.  
Riba voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Merkondar is whaling away with hooks, but Riba keeps his defence tight.  Merkondar lands a left hook.  
Merkondar sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Riba digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Merkondar connects with a right hook.  
Riba lands a jab.  
Riba closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merkondar switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Riba closes the distance.  Merkondar sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Riba advances into close range and drives a right hook into Merkondar's ribcage.  
Merkondar drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Merkondar tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  Merkondar throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Riba lands a solid jab.  
Merkondar is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 1 Statistics
Merkondar: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Riba: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Riba advances into close range.  Merkondar sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Riba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Riba advances into close range.  Merkondar sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Riba hits home with a left hook.  
Riba switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Merkondar hits home with a cross.  
Merkondar quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Riba finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Merkondar tries to land an overhand left, but Riba sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merkondar pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Merkondar quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Merkondar pivots to the left of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Merkondar steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Merkondar sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Riba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Merkondar throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Riba gets on the inside.  Merkondar pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Merkondar finds the target with a jab.  Merkondar tries to land a jab, but Riba parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merkondar pivots to the right of his opponent, but Riba hits home with a right uppercut.  
Merkondar tries to step out of his opponents range and throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merkondar hits home with a cross.  
Merkondar steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Merkondar lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Riba advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Riba steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Merkondar quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Riba lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Merkondar: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Riba: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Merkondar steps to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Merkondar quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Merkondar is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Merkondar sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Riba is on target with a right uppercut to Merkondar's body.  
Riba is looking to close the distance.  Merkondar pivots to the left of his opponent, but Riba lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merkondar is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Riba lands with a solid jab.  
Merkondar pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Merkondar steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merkondar sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Riba drives a left hook into Merkondar's liver.  
Merkondar lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 3 Statistics
Merkondar: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Riba: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 1 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Jaipur, India.... Premnath Riba

Fight Statistics
Merkondar: 
Total Punches Thrown: 144                           
Total Punches Landed: 33                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 97                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Riba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 104                           
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10