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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. Percy Po Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
24 - 21 - 1 |
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225 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Po Boy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness walks forward, straight into a front kick from Po Boy.
Nice body kick there by Po Boy.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
Po Boy misses with a body shot.
Po Boy 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.
Po Boy misses with a two punch combination.
McGuiness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Po Boy.
McGuiness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McGuiness on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po Boy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuiness.
Po Boy defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Po Boy throws a series of punches but McGuiness moves out of range.
Po Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Po Boy.
As Po Boy looks to move away, McGuiness throws a big counter combo but Po Boy just gets out of the way.
Po Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuiness is just out of range.
Po Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range.
McGuiness lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Percy Po Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy lands a nice looking body kick.
Po Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Po Boy misses with a low kick as McGuiness jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Po Boy, right into the meat.
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Po Boy tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuiness buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Po Boy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po Boy is looking to slow McGuiness down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws the kick towards the body but Po Boy avoids it.
Po Boy throws a leg kick
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Percy Po Boy has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po Boy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po Boy tries a low kick but McGuiness avoids it.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Po Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Po Boy stalks McGuiness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuiness's face. McGuiness staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Po Boy!
Po Boy scores with a leg kick.
Po Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Po Boy lands with a straight right. McGuiness didn't see that one coming.
Po Boy tries to clinch up.
Po Boy lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Po Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percy Po Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Po Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Po Boy tries to clinch but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Po Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Po Boy throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
Po Boy closes the distance and pushes McGuiness back into the ropes.
Po Boy missing with knees to the body.
Po Boy tries to land a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks with his arms.
Po Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuiness leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGuiness is trying to push Po Boy away but Po Boy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
McGuiness checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Percy Po Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy tries to clinch but McGuiness is having none of it.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Po Boy lands a leg kick that knocks McGuiness off balance momentarily.
Po Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Po Boy tests McGuiness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuiness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Po Boy cracks McGuiness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuiness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Po Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Po Boy scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Po Boy rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a shot to the head.
Po Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Po Boy.
Po Boy is pushing McGuiness up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Po Boy missing with knees to the body.
McGuiness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Po Boy is looking to control McGuiness's arms but McGuiness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po Boy has his back to the ropes.
Po Boy just leaning against McGuiness, taking a breather.
McGuiness takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuiness managing to block the knees to the body from Po Boy.
Knees to the body from Po Boy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po Boy tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Po Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Percy Po Boy'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Po Boy cracks McGuiness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Po Boy lands a body shot.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,McGuiness is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Po Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Po Boy tries to counter with a clinch but McGuiness shakes him off and moves away.
Po Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po Boy wants to clinch.
McGuiness is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Po Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range.
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Po Boy.
Percy Po Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Po Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a leg kick but McGuiness moved away.
Po Boy misses with a looping right.
McGuiness will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Po Boy lands a really nice looking cross but McGuiness seems unphased.
Po Boy clinches up with McGuiness and pushes him back against the ropes.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po Boy lands an elbow just above McGuiness 's eye.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
Po Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Po Boy blocks it.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po Boy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy digs a right hand underneath McGuiness's ribcage. McGuiness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Po Boy blocks it.
Po Boy lands a nice uppercut.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Po Boy avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuiness.
Po Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from McGuiness on the inside.
McGuiness tries to work over Po Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po Boy blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Po Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Percy Po Boy wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Percy Po Boy waved his t-shirt featuring Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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