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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 23160 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mateusz Gorny (ranked 22999 p4p, 482 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Gorny!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vihdonic misses.
Vihdonic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorny connects with a body shot.
Gorny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vihdonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vihdonic misses with a head kick.
Vihdonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vihdonic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorny circles away quickly and effectively.
Vihdonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gorny loads up on a big right hand but Vihdonic slips the punch.
Vihdonic misses with a two punch combination.
Gorny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vihdonic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vihdonic tries to clinch but Gorny is having none of it.
Gorny fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Vihdonic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorny 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihdonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorny to score with a decent uppercut.
Gorny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihdonic.
Gorny defending well as Vihdonic loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny looks to throw the jab but Vihdonic is out of range.
Vihdonic throwing a counter right hand but Gorny manages to avoid it.
Vihdonic looks to land a left hand but Gorny moved out of range nicely.
Vihdonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Vihdonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gorny blocks a head kick by Vihdonic.
Gorny misses with the combination.
Dhabu Vihdonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorny slips a jab and a cross from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic stuns Gorny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhabu Vihdonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorny takes one to the chin there.
Vihdonic throws a head kick but Gorny moves out of range.
Vihdonic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gorny lands an overhand right.
Vihdonic connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Vihdonic coming out on top.
Gorny rushes Vihdonic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vihdonic tries a body shot but Gorny blocks it.
Vihdonic trying to control the position but instead, Gorny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vihdonic into the ropes.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vihdonic.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihdonic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vihdonic lands a body shot.
Vihdonic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vihdonic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vihdonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihdonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorny.
Vihdonic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihdonic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vihdonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vihdonic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gorny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorny.
Vihdonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vihdonic misses with an uppercut.
Vihdonic looks to land a right hand but Gorny moved out of range.
Mateusz Gorny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihdonic. Vihdonic obviously looking to wear him down.
Gorny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihdonic digs a good hook to Gorny's body.
Gorny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihdonic.
Gorny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihdonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gorny tries to clinch up but Vihdonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vihdonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorny is just out of range.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick but Gorny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that misses.
Gorny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorny closes the distance and pushes Vihdonic back into the ropes.
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!
Vihdonic is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihdonic working hard to break the clinch.
Vihdonic lands with a short shot to the head.
Gorny pushes Vihdonic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihdonic's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gorny working aggressively here.
Vihdonic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorny blocks an uppercut.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihdonic's elbow.
Gorny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vihdonic misses with a body punch.
Gorny keeps control of Vihdonic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gorny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dhabu Vihdonic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
Vihdonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorny can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Vihdonic.
Gorny lands with a right to the head.
Vihdonic manages to break the clinch.
Gorny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vihdonic.
Nice shot lands for Vihdonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihdonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorny tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gorny throws a combination. Vihdonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vihdonic misses with a body kick.
Gorny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihdonic.
Gorny looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihdonic is just out of range.
Gorny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Vihdonic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gorny looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Crunch! Vihdonic slams his shin into Gorny's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dhabu Vihdonic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vihdonic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Vihdonic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vihdonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihdonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vihdonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vihdonic connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorny looks to land a combination but Vihdonic avoids it well.
Vihdonic throws a series of punches but Gorny avoids them all with ease.
Gorny moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihdonic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorny.
Sloppy strikes from Gorny. Those never looked like landing.
Gorny tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihdonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorny just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVihdonic.
Vihdonic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gorny's calf.
Vihdonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny throws a shot from downtown. Vihdonic moves away and avoids it.
Gorny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihdonic can pounce on him.
Vihdonic slips a jab and a cross from Gorny.
Vihdonic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dhabu Vihdonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihdonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorny.
Vihdonic throws a nice looking combination but Gorny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vihdonic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mateusz Gorny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vihdonic throws a wild body kick that Gorny sees coming a mile off.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick
and Gorny counters by clinching up.
Gorny tries to work over Vihdonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihdonic is trying to maintain a safe position but Gorny gets an underhook and turns Vihdonic into the ropes.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic has had enough of the clinch but Gorny keeps him there for the moment.
Vihdonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vihdonic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihdonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorny fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorny throws the left hand but Vihdonic avoids the punch easily.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vihdonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vihdonic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vihdonic throws a sloppy head kick and Gorny moves out of range easily.
Gorny swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihdonic.
A punch lands to the side of Gorny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorny looks to land a combination but Vihdonic avoids it well.
Gorny tests Vihdonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Vihdonic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dhabu Vihdonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vihdonic, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dhabu Vihdonic!
Dhabu Vihdonic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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