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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dee Gong (ranked 2778 p4p, 5859 weight class) and Matija Grgic (ranked 306 p4p, 481 weight class). Grgic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dite. Dee Gong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dee Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matija Grgic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gong.
Grgic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Gong lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Gong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gong.
A nice combination there by Gong.
Gong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gong. Grgic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Grgic avoids the body shot from Gong.
Grgic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grgic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but Grgic is just out of range.
Grgic throws a chopping leg kick but Gong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dee Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong lands a nice hook to Grgic's body. Grgic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grgic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grgic keeps the fight on the outside.
Grgic tries a quick counter leg kick but Gong is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Gong.
Gong swings for the body but Grgic moves out of range.
Grgic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gong to score with a decent uppercut.
Gong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grgic circles away quickly and effectively.
Gong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gong is looking to wear down Grgic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gong misses with a jab to the body
and Grgic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grgic throws the left hand but Gong avoids the punch easily.
Gong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gong ducks under a wild hook from Grgic.
Gong scores with a hook.
Grgic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grgic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Gong finds it's way through Grgic's defenses.
Gong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grgic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grgic loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Grgic throws a lazy right hand but Gong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grgic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Grgic unleashes a big counter combination but Gong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grgic misses with a jab to the body
and Gong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grgic looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
Gong cracks Grgic with an open hand slap.
Gong swings for the body but Grgic moves out of range.
A jab from Gong does it's job there.
Grgic loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong closes the distance but Grgic moves to the side
and Grgic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dee Gong has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Grgic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong jabs at Grgic's body.
Grgic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gong was well out of range. Poor timing from Grgic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Gong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dee Gong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grgic.
Grgic misses the jab.
Grgic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong blocks a jab.
Gong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grgic circles away quickly and effectively.
Gong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grgic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grgic throws out the jab.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grgic was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Gong thuds his right hand into Grgic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gong misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grgic throws out a loose jab but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grgic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gong's hands.
Grgic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grgic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grgic.
Grgic misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grgic moves away.
Gong digs a good body shot into Grgic's ribs.
The fighters circling - Grgic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grgic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grgic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Gong blocks the leg kick.
Gong jabs Grgic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gong throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong lands with a cross.
Grgic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grgic scores with a nice strike.
Gong rushes Grgic and presses him up against the ropes.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Grgic controls the action.
Grgic breaks the clinch.
Grgic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gong fails to land with a series of punches.
Gong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grgic manages to avoid it.
Grgic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gong throws a big shot that misses.
Gong swings for the body but Grgic moves out of range.
Grgic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong misses with a double jab
and Grgic counters with a straight right hand.
Gong slips under a jab.
Grgic throws a looping overhand right but Gong ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grgic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grgic walks into a jab.
Grgic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grgic throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dee Gong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Gong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grgic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gong.
Matija Grgic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gong misses with a hook. Grgic ducked under it nicely.
Grgic loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong tests Grgic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Gong ducks under a wild hook from Grgic.
Grgic throws a looping overhand right but Gong ducks down to avoid it.
Dee Gong is winning the standup battle so far.
Gong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grgic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gong misses with a shot to the body
and Grgic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grgic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong moves away from the strike by Grgic.
Gong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gong rushes Grgic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gong tries to work over Grgic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grgic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gong moves forwards but Grgic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grgic throws a shot from downtown. Gong moves away and avoids it.
Gong lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Gong.
Gong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grgic lands with a straight right. Gong didn't see that one coming.
Gong lands a jab to Grgic's midsection.
Gong misses with a few strikes there.
Gong takes a swing at Grgic's ribcage but misses.
Grgic catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Gong stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Gong walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Gong is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grgic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Gong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grgic misses the jab.
Grgic throws a body punch but Gong moves out of range.
Gong missing with a left hand there. Grgic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grgic.
Gong seems to have got his legs back now.
Gong lands a right hook to the body.
Gong lands a really nice looking cross but Grgic seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Gong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grgic avoids the body shot from Gong.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Grgic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gong.
Grgic misses with a hook. Gong ducked under it nicely.
Gong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Gong. That snapped Grgic's head back.
Gong misses with a straight right.
Grgic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gong.
Grgic throws a right and a left that Gong avoids nicely.
Gong thuds his right hand into Grgic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grgic.
A slow jab from Grgic misses its intended target.
Grgic throws a hook but Gong blocks it.
Grgic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grgic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gong was well out of range. Poor timing from Grgic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dee Gong.
Well Gong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Dee Gong!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Dee Gong!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Dee Gong!
Dee Gong wins by unanimous decision!
Dee Gong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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