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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 360 p4p, 670 weight class) and Iwon Raczynski (ranked 57 p4p, 92 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McGuire
vs
Raczynski

188 cm
34
206
24 - 16 - 1

191 cm
27
220
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
Raczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Raczynski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire misses with a hook to the body
and Raczynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McGuire really felt that one!
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raczynski checks the leg kick.
Raczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raczynski lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raczynski connects with a body shot.
Raczynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire feints and then cracks Raczynski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raczynski down.
McGuire misses with the body kick
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
Raczynski checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
Raczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Raczynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raczynski avoids the head kick by McGuire.
Raczynski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire misses with a left hand
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
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!
Raczynski moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Raczynski counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raczynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raczynski. Raczynski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuire.
Nice defenses there by Raczynski.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raczynski thumps McGuire with a low kick.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Raczynski moves away and avoids it.
Raczynski avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Raczynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Raczynski off balance momentarily.
Raczynski checks a low kick from McGuire.
Raczynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raczynski misses with a double jab
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Raczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Raczynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire tries to land a body kick
and Raczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Raczynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Raczynski shakes it off.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raczynski is able to avoid easily.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Raczynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raczynski under the eye.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Raczynski is just out of range.
Raczynski lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Raczynski's knee but Raczynski avoids it well.
Raczynski wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire lands a jab.
Raczynski scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire misses with a jab to the body
and Raczynski counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Raczynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGuire takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Raczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Raczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire misses with a hook to the body
letting Raczynski counter with a right hand.
A big left from Raczynski misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raczynski. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Raczynski looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good shot there by McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raczynski throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Raczynski throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Raczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raczynski misses with a low kick.
It looked like McGuire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Raczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raczynski at a distance.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Raczynski falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuire counters with a nice body shot.
Raczynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raczynski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuire to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Raczynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from McGuire misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Raczynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Raczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire throws a low kick but Raczynski moves out of range easily.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raczynski.
Raczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raczynski takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire lands with a nice combination. Raczynski backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Raczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raczynski! But no joy.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
Raczynski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Raczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Raczynski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Raczynski's shoulder, as Raczynski tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Raczynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raczynski ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Raczynski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raczynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Raczynski.
McGuire misses with a hook to the body
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire throws a hook but Raczynski avoids it easily.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Raczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for McGuire.
Raczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Raczynski's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Raczynski.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raczynski throws out the jab.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
Raczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raczynski tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Raczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Raczynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McGuire slips a straight right by Raczynski.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raczynski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raczynski.
Raczynski connects with the punch.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raczynski.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.
Raczynski moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Raczynski's leg but Raczynski calmly moves out of range.
Raczynski checks a low kick from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Raczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski cracks McGuire with a good jab.
Raczynski checks the leg kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Raczynski is just out of range.
As McGuire backs off Raczynski throws a huge counter combo but McGuire manages to avoid it all.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raczynski slips a jab from McGuire.
It seemed like Raczynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raczynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raczynski moves away.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire thumps Raczynski with a low kick.
Iwon Raczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raczynski moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Raczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raczynski misses with a body kick.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Raczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Raczynski tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raczynski misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
Raczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Raczynski moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raczynski takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Raczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raczynski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire connects with the punch.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Raczynski finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for McGuire. That snapped Raczynski's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raczynski thinking.
Some bone on bone action there as Raczynski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire digs a good hook to Raczynski's body.
Raczynski misses with a left hand
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raczynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
Raczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire thuds his right hand into Raczynski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raczynski.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raczynski's sensitive parts.
Raczynski throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.

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 Mike McGuire.
Well McGuire 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
A very excited looking Mike McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.