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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raivo Jaak (ranked 19844 p4p, 208 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 21415 p4p, 189 weight class). Jaak's entrance music is Dr.Dre - Next Episode . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaak blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Jaak.
McGuire throws the left hand but Jaak avoids the punch easily.
Jaak tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it.
Jaak misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaak connects with the punch.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaak takes one to the chin there.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
Jaak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak darts in and clinches McGuire up against the ropes.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaak.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak lands with a right to the head.
McGuire is working Jaak over against the ropes.
Jaak unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
Jaak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaak blocks an uppercut.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaak lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaak.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaak has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from McGuire.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaak.
Jaak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Jaak with an uppercut!
Jaak ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Jaak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire lands with a hook. Jaak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaak feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Jaak slips the punch.
Jaak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Raivo Jaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raivo Jaak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Jaak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a hook but Jaak blocks it.
Jaak throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Jaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaak looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Jaak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaak blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Jaak scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaak blocking some punches.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
Jaak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire gets through Jaak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Jaak.
Jaak blocking some punches.
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!
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaak.
Jaak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire cracks Jaak with a nice body shot.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Jaak has the Thai clinch. Jaak obliges, smashing a knee brutally into McGuire's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
McGuire is rocked!
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Jaak avoids it.
Jaak throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Jaak tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Donk. Jaak catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
Jaak missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaak blocks a jab.
Jaak throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Jaak moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Jaak is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivo Jaak will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Vincent McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Jaak misses.
Jaak takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaak in his tracks.
Jaak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaak is rocked!
McGuire connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Jaak out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
After the fight, Vincent McGuire was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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