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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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214 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grozni connects with a crisp jab.
MacMillen takes a swing at Grozni's ribcage but misses.
MacMillen tries to bum rush Grozni with a series of wild strikes but Grozni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacMillen takes one on the button.
MacMillen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grozni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacMillen misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Grozni misses its intended target.
MacMillen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MacMillen throws a right hand that Grozni ducks under and follows up with a left that Grozni also avoids with ease.
Grozni takes a swing at MacMillen's ribcage but misses.
Grozni stalks MacMillen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacMillen's face. MacMillen staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacMillen connects with a leg kick. Grozni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacMillen throws a lazy right hand but Grozni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grozni throws a looping overhand right but MacMillen ducks down to avoid it.
MacMillen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Grozni tenderised MacMillen's leg. MacMillen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - MacMillen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grozni tries to clinch there but MacMillen circles away.
MacMillen misses with a straight left.
Grozni misses with a few strikes there.
MacMillen misses the jab.
Grozni just misses with a punch to the body.
MacMillen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grozni moves away.
MacMillen throws a hook but Grozni blocks it.
MacMillen throws an off balance right hand
and Grozni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacMillen gets tackled into the ropes by Grozni. Grozni maintains the clinch.
Grozni takes a shot to the head.
Grozni manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from MacMillen misses its intended target.
John MacMillen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacMillen gets tackled into the ropes by Grozni. Grozni maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni leaning against his opponent.
Grozni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but Grozni blocks it.
Grozni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Grozni.
Grozni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grozni lunges at MacMillen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacMillen's hand.
MacMillen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grozni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacMillen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grozni.
MacMillen avoids the body shot from Grozni.
Grozni misses with a low kick.
Grozni throws a hook but MacMillen avoids it easily.
Ivan Grozni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grozni looks to land a combination but MacMillen avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grozni. That's going to slow MacMillen down.
Grozni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacMillen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacMillen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grozni's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that round.
That's time! Grozni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grozni wants to land a leg kick but MacMillen is out of range.
MacMillen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacMillen throws a jab but it's blocked by Grozni.
A telegraphed right hand from MacMillen misses the target.
MacMillen slips a jab and a cross from Grozni.
Ivan Grozni is winning the standup battle so far.
MacMillen misses with a right hand
and Grozni counters with a nice body shot.
MacMillen misses with a looping left.
Grozni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacMillen circles away quickly and effectively.
Grozni slips under a jab.
Grozni throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacMillen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Grozni.
MacMillen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grozni counters with a left and a right that stings MacMillen.
MacMillen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grozni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grozni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacMillen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grozni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacMillen cracks Grozni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Grozni catches MacMillen right on the button with a cross.
Grozni jabs at MacMillen's body.
MacMillen misses with a right hand
and Grozni counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grozni scores with a shot to the side of MacMillen's head.
MacMillen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacMillen.
MacMillen throws a punch but it's blocked by Grozni.
MacMillen works on Grozni's body with a couple of short punches.
Grozni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacMillen can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Grozni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grozni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen throws a head punch that misses.
Grozni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grozni's elbow.
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by Grozni.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, MacMillen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grozni's brow.
MacMillen looking to throw knees to the head but Grozni is blocking nicely.
MacMillen struggles to land a body shot inside as Grozni controls his hands.
MacMillen tries to circle away but Grozni has him pinned against the ropes.
Grozni is leaning against MacMillen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Grozni.
Grozni gets through MacMillen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grozni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grozni.
Grozni lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grozni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from MacMillen fails to land.
Grozni lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grozni - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grozni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
MacMillen throws a jab when Grozni was well out of range.
MacMillen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacMillen misses with a body shot.
Grozni throws a body shot but no joy.
Grozni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacMillen throws a head kick that misses.
MacMillen walks into a stiff left hand from Grozni.
Grozni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grozni connects with a body shot that sends MacMillen's belly button to the back.
A jab from Grozni misses.
Grozni stalks MacMillen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacMillen's face. MacMillen staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozni throws a chopping leg kick but MacMillen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grozni throws a leg kick but MacMillen moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grozni slips under a jab from MacMillen.
MacMillen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grozni is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from MacMillen misses the target.
Oh Grozni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of Grozni's head but Grozni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacMillen misses with a straight left.
Grozni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grozni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a looping right.
Grozni moves out of range of the strikes.
Look low, kick high! MacMillen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Grozni tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! MacMillen is absolutely delighted - when Grozni wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John MacMillen!
A very excited looking John MacMillen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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