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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - Just Like Daddy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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244 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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277 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel throws a lazy right hand but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sankari catches Gurgel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
A good leg kick by Gurgel.
Sankari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Sankari. That snapped Gurgel's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurgel throws a leg kick
and Sankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurgel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Sankari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurgel avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurgel manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gurgel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sankari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sankari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gurgel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sankari.
Sankari digs a good hook to Gurgel's body.
Sankari throws a hook to the side of Gurgel's head but Gurgel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sankari's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sankari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gurgel connects with a high kick.
Crunch! Gurgel slams his shin into Sankari's torso.
Gurgel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gurgel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Gurgel thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari moves out of range of the leg kick from Gurgel.
Sankari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sankari cracks Gurgel with a good jab.
Gurgel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurgel connects with a body shot that sends Sankari's belly button to the back.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gurgel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sankari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurgel. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurgel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
A low kick from Gurgel is predictable there
and Sankari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gurgel thinking.
Sankari with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gurgel dodges the punch combination from Sankari.
Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sankari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel feints and then cracks Sankari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sankari down.
Gurgel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Gurgel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sankari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gurgel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sankari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gurgel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel looks to land a combination. Sankari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sankari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gurgel tries a low kick but Sankari avoids it.
Gurgel throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gurgel.
Gurgel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari looks to land a left hand but Gurgel moved out of range nicely.
Sankari takes a swing at Gurgel's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
That's time! Gurgel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
Sankari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut. Sankari saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Gurgel. Beautiful body shot.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gurgel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurgel. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari swats away the attempt to clinch by Gurgel.
Sankari lands a front kick.
Sankari throws a low kick but Gurgel avoids it.
Good work by Sankari as he checks the leg kick.
Sankari lands with a good body shot.
Gurgel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gurgel slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gurgel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sankari's sensitive parts.
Gurgel is looking to wear down Sankari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sankari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joaozinho Gurgel is winning the standup battle so far.
Gurgel is looking to slow Sankari down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Sankari blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sankari blocks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gurgel!
Gurgel pushes Sankari away with a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sankari checks a leg kick.
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!
Gurgel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gurgel tries a low kick but Sankari avoids it.
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gurgel if he has to take too many more of those.
Gurgel is looking to clinch.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari cracks Gurgel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurgel is just out of range.
Gurgel moves into the clinch.
Gurgel cracks Sankari with a nice body shot.
Gurgel misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gurgel.
Gurgel lands a hook that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari is looking to break free of the clinch but Gurgel has double underhooks.
Gurgel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari tries to break the clinch but Gurgel is controlling the position.
Sankari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
Gurgel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Sankari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sankari swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaozinho Gurgel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gurgel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rysty Sankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurgel manages to avoid it.
Sankari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sankari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gurgel's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Sankari.
Sankari with a hook.
A combination from Sankari does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gurgel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sankari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sankari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sankari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gurgel.
Sankari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurgel at a distance.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Gurgel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurgel is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Sankari catches Gurgel right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankari. That's going to slow Gurgel down.
Gurgel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sankari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurgel on the side of the head.
Gurgel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is getting worse.
Sankari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankari weaves into range and cracks Gurgel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Gurgel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sankari is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rysty Sankari!
Rysty Sankari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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