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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the ring accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Diu has chosen Pulse as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diu 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.
Grunge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Grunge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
Diu stalling in the clinch but Grunge improves position.
A short uppercut from Grunge.
Diu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grunge lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Diu swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diu tries to break free but Grunge pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Diu is trying to maintain a safe position but Grunge gets an underhook and turns Diu into the ropes.
Diu trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diu 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 Grunge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grunge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grunge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* in the buildup to the fight.
Diu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tommy Grunge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunge is looking to chop away at Diu's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Diu misses the target.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grunge misses with a lunging right hand
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grunge swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
Diu lands a jab to Grunge's midsection.
Diu misses with a low kick.
Grunge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grunge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diu. Diu obviously looking to wear him down.
Grunge scores with a jab.
Grunge connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu walks into a straight right hand from Grunge.
Grunge throws a low kick but Diu avoids it.
Diu blocks a head kick by Grunge.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Diu.
Diu blocks a head kick by Grunge.
Diu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grunge under the eye.
Grunge cracks Diu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Grunge misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunge misses the target.
Diu lands a jab to the head.
Grunge throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge connects with a single shot there.
Diu tries to bum rush Grunge with a series of wild strikes but Grunge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diu avoids the head kick by Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grunge is looking to slow Diu down with leg kicks.
Diu lands a high kick!
Diu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grunge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grunge throws out a loose jab but Diu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diu misses the target.
Diu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grunge scores with the left hand. Diu knows he should have avoided that one.
Grunge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunge misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunge misses with a hook.
Grunge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grunge is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws a leg kick but Diu moved away.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grunge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diu moves out of range as Grunge throws a body kick.
Grunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grunge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good exchange - Grunge coming out on top.
Grunge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diu.
Grunge scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Diu blocks the low kick.
Grunge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grunge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grunge has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge misses with an elbow over the top.
Diu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunge.
Grunge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diu misses with a body punch.
Diu lands an elbow inside.
Grunge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grunge misses with a series of wild punches.
Diu staying out of range there.
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diu scores with a punch to the head.
Grunge throws a right hand that misses
and Diu counters with a straight right hand.
Grunge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diu, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grunge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Grunge misses.
Diu misses with a two punch combination.
Grunge throws a jab when Diu was well out of range.
Diu misses with a body shot.
Grunge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grunge momentarily.
Diu throws a head kick but Grunge moves out of range.
Diu misses with a double jab.
Grunge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diu.
A swing and a miss from Grunge.
Grunge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diu.
Grunge lands a head shot.
Diu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge wants to clinch.
Grunge misses with a low kick as Diu jumps back.
Diu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grunge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Diu off balance momentarily.
Grunge lands with a nice body punch.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Grunge checks a leg kick nicely.
Diu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grunge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grunge misses with a low kick.
Diu checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grunge misses with a kick to the body.
Grunge throws a leg kick but Diu checks it.
Grunge throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Grunge catches Diu right on the button with a cross.
Grunge moves out of range as Diu strikes.
Diu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grunge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grunge scrambles back to his feet.
Grunge scores with a nice strike.
Grunge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diu avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge throws a low kick but Diu moves out of range easily.
Grunge misses with a hook. Diu ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grunge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diu moves out of range as Grunge throws a body kick.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grunge fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Grunge misses.
Diu misses with a wild combination.
Grunge just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge looks for the body kick but Diu saw that one coming.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Grunge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diu misses with a body shot.
Diu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grunge is out of range.
Grunge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grunge misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diu moves away.
An inside leg kick from Grunge misses.
Grunge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diu.
Grunge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grunge.
Grunge throws a good cross that connects.
Diu throws a leg kick but Grunge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Grunge moves out of range easily.
Diu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grunge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diu misses the jab.
Grunge lands a nice shot that snaps Diu's head back.
Diu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grunge. Diu shrugs it off though.
Grunge throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Diu 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!
Grunge takes one on the button.
Diu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diu throws out a loose jab but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grunge misses with an uppercut
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunge throws a front kick aimed at Diu's knee but Diu avoids it well.
Diu throws a front kick aimed at Grunge's knee but Grunge avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grunge.
Diu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grunge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge had his way with Gar Diu in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grunge walks into a left hand.
Diu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Diu checks a leg kick.
Diu misses with a looping left.
Diu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grunge is able to avoid easily.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grunge takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
Diu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grunge misses with a few strikes there.
Diu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge scores with a spinning back kick!
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grunge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diu counters with a thumping low kick.
Diu scores with a nice right hand.
Diu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grunge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grunge scores with a jab to the head.
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
Grunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu throws a leg kick but Grunge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grunge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diu checks it well.
Grunge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diu throws a solid leg kick but Grunge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diu.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grunge.
Diu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunge.
Diu misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grunge lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diu will feel that in the morning.
Grunge takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Diu. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Diu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunge wants to slow Diu down by chopping away at his legs.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Diu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diu connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunge circles away quickly and effectively.
Diu throws a nice looking combination but Grunge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diu throws a series of punches but Grunge avoids them all with ease.
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 Tommy Grunge.
Well Grunge 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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