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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson has chosen Pauline Pantsdown - I Don't Like It as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 cm
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244 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
208 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanson misses with a looping left. Gurgel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Hanson swings for the body but Gurgel moves out of range.
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gurgel fails in his attempt to clinch. Gurgel throws a nice looking combination but Hanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hanson misses with a body shot
and Gurgel counters by clinching up. Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've been informed that Hanson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Gurgel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gurgel lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel. Hanson working aggressively here.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanson is leaning against Gurgel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson. A body shot lands from Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gurgel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hanson misses with some punches.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurgel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow. Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gurgel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards. Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanson. Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Gurgel's head. Hanson tries a body shot but Gurgel blocks it.
Hanson misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage. Hanson works on Gurgel's body with a couple of short punches. Gurgel blocking some punches.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gurgel or not. Gurgel lands a shoulder strike. Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gurgel or not. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
Hanson lands a body punch. Gurgel prevents a body shot from Hanson. I was talking to Gurgel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Gurgel lands a left hand.
Gurgel lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanson pushes Gurgel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hanson blocking some punches.
Hanson tries a body shot but Gurgel blocks it.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gurgel. A short right from Hanson. Hanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow. Gurgel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanson. Gurgel gets through Hanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel. Hanson blocks a body shot from Gurgel. Hanson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands a body shot. Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel. Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow. Gurgel lands a body punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gurgel. Gurgel misses with some punches.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gurgel. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
A short body shot lands from Hanson as the two fighters clinch.
Gurgel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanson backwards. Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel. Gurgel lands with a left to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hanson tries a body shot but Gurgel blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Gurgel.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel. Hanson misses with a body punch.
Gurgel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hanson. Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
Hanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hanson tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Hanson working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gurgel. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gurgel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hanson lands with a light punch inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson. Hanson misses with a body punch.
Hanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land. Gurgel working aggressively here.
Hanson digs a right hand underneath Gurgel's ribcage. Gurgel let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Gurgel blocks a body shot from Hanson. A short uppercut from Gurgel. Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson. Gurgel tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel. Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow. Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Gurgel.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Gurgel lands an uppercut. Hanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gurgel working aggressively here.
Hanson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hanson.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut. Hanson can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.
Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Gurgel prevents a body shot from Hanson. Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards. Gurgel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanson backwards. Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hanson. Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Gurgel prevents a body shot from Hanson. Hanson can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.
Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards. Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
Gurgel lands a left hand.
Gurgel working aggressively here.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
A short right from Hanson. Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage. Hanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land. 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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanson misses with a right hand and Gurgel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hanson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A nice left hand lands by Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
Joaozinho Gurgel has scored more points in the clinch so far. Gurgel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanson or not. Hanson can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Hanson. Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel scores with a nice hook to the head. Hanson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gurgel lands with a short shot to the head. Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Gurgel as the two fighters clinch.
Hanson is breathing heavily. A short right from Gurgel. Gurgel can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Gurgel working aggressively here.
Hanson blocks a body shot from Gurgel. Gurgel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson. Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel. Gurgel lands a body punch in the clinch. Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson lands with a left to the head. Gurgel can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Hanson misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage. Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gurgel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gurgel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
A short body shot lands from Hanson as the two fighters clinch.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Hanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gurgel. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson prevents a body shot from Gurgel. Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel lands with a left to the head. Gurgel lands with a short shot to the head. Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gurgel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards. A shot in the inside from Gurgel. Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurgel scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanson is rocked! Gurgel lands a shoulder strike. Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurgel finish him? Gurgel creates a bit of distance and cracks Hanson with a big uppercut! Hanson goes down! The referee pushes Gurgel away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Hanson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gurgel takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joaozinho Gurgel! Joaozinho Gurgel retains his super heavyweight title! Joaozinho Gurgel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. The defeated Pauline Hanson had this to say: 'I don't like it when you turn my voice about, I don't like it when you vote One Nation out.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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