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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 2698 p4p, 361 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 10471 p4p, 873 weight class). McGuiness comes into the arena with The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys blaring out of the sound system. Dowiyogo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. another life - kano kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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209 lbs
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212 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.
McGuiness lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dowiyogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
McGuiness looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuiness tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuiness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuiness takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
McGuiness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dowiyogo throws a nice head kick!
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo 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.
McGuiness misses with a straight right.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but McGuiness pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and McGuiness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
McGuiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dowiyogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuiness has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but McGuiness circles away.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch but McGuiness slips to the side
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch
and McGuiness counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Dowiyogo to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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