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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mervyn Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dierk Riese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dierk Riese is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mervyn Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dierk Riese!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riese fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Riese lands a jab to the head.
Riese has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Riese tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Riese misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riese.
Riese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riese moves away from the strike by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riese blocks a head kick by Harris.
Riese throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Riese misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Riese misses.
Riese scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mervyn Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Riese moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riese! But no joy.
Harris moves out of range as Riese throws a body kick.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riese! But no joy.
Riese throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Riese steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riese looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Riese moved out of range nicely.
Riese avoids the head kick by Harris.
Riese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riese takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris punishes Riese's body with a nice straight punch.
Riese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riese throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riese lands a front kick.
Riese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Riese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riese misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riese throws out a powerful jab.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riese tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Riese counters with a two punch combo.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris checks a low kick from Riese.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mervyn Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Riese throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riese replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Harris blocks it well.
Riese has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riese there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riese misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Riese - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riese thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Riese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riese misses the shot to the body.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riese is rocked!
Harris throws a leg kick but Riese moved away.
Riese with a nice cross.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Riese.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
A big right from Harris misses.
Riese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riese. That did some damage!
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riese doesn't seem phased though.
Riese defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riese throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a body kick.
Harris scores with the left hand. Riese knows he should have avoided that one.
Mervyn Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riese scores with a punch to the head.
Riese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Riese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riese throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Riese.
Riese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Riese misses.
Riese throws out a powerful jab.
Riese just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Riese counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Riese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riese misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riese is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris misses with a body kick.
Riese seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Riese.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riese tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riese's elbow.
A knee to the head by Riese.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Harris.
Riese wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris digs a right hand into Riese's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riese's gas tank.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riese tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dierk Riese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riese misses with a series of wild punches.
Riese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riese. That one must have hurt.
Riese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris forces Riese back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riese misses with a looping right.
Harris cracks the inside of Riese's front leg.
Riese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Riese is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
Riese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Riese.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Riese manages to avoid it.
Riese misses with a hook.
Harris throws a quick counter head kick but Riese was just out of range.
Riese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Riese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Riese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Harris.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris clinches.
Riese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Riese.
Harris avoiding damage as Riese throws knees to the body.
Riese has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Riese controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mervyn Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riese takes a shot to the head.
Riese is trying to break free.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riese backwards.
Riese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Riese with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Riese goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Riese wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mervyn Harris!
Our winner, Mervyn Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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