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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the ring accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 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
22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym lands a slapping body shot.
Red Gym takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grunge drops his hands momentarily and Red Gym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grunge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red Gym throws a jab but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge misses with a head kick.
Red Gym throws a right and a left that Grunge avoids nicely.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Grunge closes the distance and pushes Red Gym back into the ropes.
Red Gym dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
Grunge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grunge lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Grunge.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Grunge won't allow it.
Grunge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge working Red Gym over with knees to the body.
Grunge lands a nice uppercut.
Red Gym trying to stall but Grunge improves his position.
Red Gym blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grunge misses with an elbow over the top.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Grunge lands a damaging elbow.
Grunge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but Red Gym is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Red Gym tries to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling the position.
Red Gym on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym looking to stall.
Grunge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Gym's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes.
Red Gym blocks a body shot from Grunge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grunge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grunge looking to stall.
Red Gym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grunge misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Red Gym lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Red Gym walks into a stiff left hand from Grunge.
Grunge misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Red Gym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grunge moves out of range as Red Gym strikes.
Grunge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Red Gym checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Red Gym blocks the leg kick.
Grunge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grunge moves into the clinch successfully.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
Grunge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red Gym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Red Gym slips under a jab from Grunge.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunge moves away.
Red Gym scores with a jab. Grunge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grunge staying out of range there.
Grunge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grunge lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Grunge catches Red Gym right on the button with a cross.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Grunge.
Red Gym throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Gym blocks a leg kick.
Grunge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Red Gym tenderised Grunge's leg. Grunge is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Red Gym.
Grunge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Grunge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grunge darts in and clinches Red Gym up against the ropes.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Grunge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ten Red Gym has been cut.
Grunge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grunge misses with a punch on the inside.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge blocks an uppercut.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunge throws a head punch that misses.
Tommy Grunge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grunge misses with an elbow strike.
Red Gym avoids the elbow strike from Grunge, against the ropes.
Red Gym wants to break free but Grunge has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Grunge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grunge works on Red Gym's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grunge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Red Gym misses with a right hand
and Grunge counters with a big head kick but Red Gym shrugs it off.
Red Gym looks to land a left hand but Grunge moved out of range nicely.
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grunge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Red Gym feints a jab promting Grunge to slip. Red Gym then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grunge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Red Gym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grunge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red Gym has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grunge lands with a light punch inside.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Grunge lands with a left to the head.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge lands a nice knee to the body.
Grunge throws an elbow but it misses.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grunge as Red Gym tries to tie him up.
Grunge has Red Gym pressed against the ropes, preventing Red Gym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grunge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red Gym blocks it with crossed arms.
Red Gym is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunge is keeping busy.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Grunge has him pinned against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Red Gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
Grunge misses with a body punch.
Grunge prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Red Gym avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
Red Gym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Grunge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red Gym can do to turn this around?
Grunge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grunge throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge misses with an elbow strike.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grunge looks to score with a jab to the body but Red Gym is just out of range.
Red Gym missing with a left hand there. Grunge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red Gym!
Grunge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Red Gym throws a hook to the side of Grunge's head but Grunge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Grunge closes the distance and clinches.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunge tries to throw a body punch but Red Gym avoids it by throwing Grunge back against the ropes.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Grunge as the two fighters clinch.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grunge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Red Gym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the temple.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Grunge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Red Gym letting Grunge take a breather here.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Gym lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Gym's efforts to push away.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grunge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Grunge.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Grunge gets through Red Gym's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Grunge misses with a knee strike.
Grunge scores a nice knee to the body.
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch but Grunge keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Red Gym as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Grunge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Red Gym's brow.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Ten Red Gym's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Grunge.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge had his way with Ten Red Gym in that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grunge tries to clinch but Red Gym moves out of range.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red Gym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Grunge darts in and clinches Red Gym up against the ropes.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge gets through Red Gym's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red Gym's face.
Grunge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
Red Gym takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grunge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym working hard to break the clinch.
Red Gym dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
Grunge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red Gym in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Gym's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red Gym lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym lands with a left to the head.
Grunge lands an elbow just above Red Gym 's eye.
Grunge blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grunge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
After winning the bout, Tommy Grunge thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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