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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 2095 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Iwon Raczynski (ranked 303 p4p, 158 weight class). James Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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10 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 33 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws a jab when Raczynski was well out of range.
Iwon Raczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Raczynski motions for Gregor to come forward. Raczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Raczynski misses.
Gregor throws a hook but Raczynski avoids it easily.
Raczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gregor's head.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gregor misses with a combination
and Raczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Raczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski connects with a body shot.
Raczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Raczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raczynski digs a good body shot into Gregor's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Gregor.
A big right from Raczynski misses.
Raczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Raczynski lands a jab.
Gregor misses with a left hand
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Gregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gregor misses.
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 scores with a body shot.
Gregor loads up on a big right hand but Raczynski slips the punch.
Gregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raczynski.
Raczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gregor throws a combination that misses
and Raczynski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raczynski takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
Raczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Raczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Raczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iwon Raczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregor's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski thumps Gregor with a low kick.
Gregor takes a swing at Raczynski's ribcage but misses.
Raczynski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Raczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raczynski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raczynski lands with a hook. Gregor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Raczynski.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Raczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raczynski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raczynski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raczynski.
James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Raczynski counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raczynski lands a nice hook to Gregor's body. Gregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Raczynski.
Gregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raczynski.
Donk. Raczynski catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
Gregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raczynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Raczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Raczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Raczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gregor is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iwon Raczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Gregor'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.
Raczynski throws a leg kick which misses Gregor's front leg but catches the back leg as Gregor tries to avoid it.
Gregor misses with an uppercut
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Raczynski lands with a good body shot.
Gregor swings widly with a right hand
and Raczynski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gregor's knee momentarily.
Raczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Raczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gregor thinking.
Raczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gregor tries to bum rush Raczynski with a series of wild strikes but Raczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raczynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gregor finds it's way through Raczynski's defenses.
Raczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregor.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raczynski.
Gregor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raczynski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raczynski can pounce on him.
Raczynski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iwon Raczynski!
Iwon Raczynski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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